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Revision as of 18:51, 19 September 2008
Eliza Allen (born 1826) was a Maine woman who, in 1851, published a memoir called The Female Volunteer; Or the Life and Wonderful Adventures of Miss Eliza Allen, A Young Lady of Eastport, Maine. In it, she described her life. As a teenager, she was not allowed to marry the man that she loved, and so as a result, she disguised herself as man and had many adventures, including fighting and being wounded in the Mexican-American War.[1]
References
- ^ Salmonson, Jessica Amanda (1991). The Encyclopedia of Amazons. Paragon House. pp. p.7. ISBN 1-55778-420-5.
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