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Reminds me of this Irishwoman who joined the British army in the late 1600s and managed to remain disguised as a man until she was receiving treatment after bei
by timoth 7y ago
Reminds me of this Irishwoman who joined the British army in the late 1600s and managed to remain disguised as a man until she was receiving treatment after being wounded -- but only for the second time!:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Davies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Davies
It's so amazing that it's hard to believe. For example:
"She was so successful at passing herself off as a man that a prostitute claimed she was the father of her child. Rather than give proof that this was impossible, [she] paid child support to the woman."