Deborah Sampson: The Mystery Death March from Bataan to Manchuria: Raising a Survivor's Voice A Great lesson resource and inspiration. What is a discrepant event? Professor Bruce sticks his head in the mouth of a dinosaur. 1. Deborah Sampson Free Teacher Resources 3 Back to the main Free Teacher Resources 3 section Deborah Sampson Imagine how you would feel if you found out that your best buddy, who had fought beside you for a year and a half, was not a man but a woman! Deborah Sampson wanted to join the Continental army so badly that she put on men's clothing, walked to another town, and enlisted as Robert Shurtleff. How did she do it? Well, obviously, there were no army physicals in those days! And Deborah was taller than most men—five feet seven inches tall. Because her parents were so poor, they had sent Deborah to work on a farm as a young girl, and hard physical labor had made her strong and muscular. The farmer she worked for had ten sons—so Deborah grew up with ten "brothers." As a soldier, Deborah's combat experience included hand-to-hand struggles in which she demonstrated strength, courage, and loyalty. She suffered a sword wound to her forehead, and a musket ball pierced her thigh—but she dug it out herself rather than have a doctor discover her secret! During a later hospitalization for a fever, however, a physician got the surprise of his life, and Deborah was honorably discharged from the army. She returned home, married a farmer, and had three children. Paul Revere later helped her receive a pension for her military service. Deborah trail blazed another first—she became one of the nation's first professional female lecturers and traveled throughout New England sharing her experiences in the military. As a grand finale, she would put on her military uniform and perform military drills. In 1983, the governor of Massachusetts proclaimed her the official heroine of the state. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/index.html Escape Concepts, Wedding Supplies

Founding Mothers Death March from Bataan to Manchuria: Raising a Survivor's Voice A Great lesson resource and inspiration. 2. Cokie Roberts Video: Founding Mothers National Constitution Center 59 min 27 sec - May 27, 2004 www.constitutioncenter.org How much do we owe our Founding Mothers? For Cokie Roberts, the answer is clear: "They fought for the foundation of this country and they made sure that the men did not allow it to fall apart." Roberts, a political analyst for ABC News and National Public Radio, discusses the profound role of women during the infancy of our nation. The program is based on her latest book, Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation. In Founding Mothers, Roberts surveys the tumultuous decades of the 1770s, 80s and 90s with an insightful political eye and a keen wit. While husbands fought battles, the women held together home and family, were active and passionate patriots themselves and just as engaged in government and war as their husbands, sons, brothers, fathers and friends. Roberts' broadcasting experience spans more than thirty years. She and Sam Donaldson co-anchored the weekly ABC interview program This Week. She is the recipient of two Emmy awards, and was cited as one of the fifty greatest women in the history of broadcasting. Located on Philadelphia's historic Independence Mall, the National Constitution Center is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S. Constitution and its relevance to Americans' daily lives. For more information, call 215.409.6600 or visit www.constitutioncenter.org. Brought to you by Home Tree Media and Professor William C. Bruce and Jean K. Bruce Authors of books: Mindtronics! and Inquiry Alive! William C. Bruce Associate Dean and Professor College of Education and Psychology Phone: (903) 566-7048 e-mail: wbruce@uttyler.edu http://www.hometreemedia.org Fax: (903) 566-7036 Would you like to know more about Dr. William C. Bruce and Jean K. Bruce? For instance: Dr. Bruce, and his wife Jean, first authored a discrepant event book entitled: Learning Social Studies Through Discrepant Event Inquiry. Go to the following URL addresses to learn more about William C. Bruce and Jean K. Bruce through their blogs: University of Texas at Tyler, EPP University of Texas at Tyler, CPDT http://www.uttyler.edu/c_i/bruce.htm Free discrepant event lesson, 9-11 Blog: Pay Teachers More Blog: Test Scores Free Teacher Resources 3 Back to the main Free Teacher Resources 3 section Copyright 2006, HTM. All rights reserved.