This mini episode tells the story of a young, unsung heroine from revolutionary times--a heroine who did the same thing a famous male American did except without any recognition. This date is the farthest back I've gone on Additional History: Headlines You Probably Missed. Have you heard this nearly 250-year-old story before?
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SOURCES
Michals, Debra (edited by). “Sybil Ludington.” National Women's History Museum. Accessed November 3, 2020. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sybil-ludington.
Miller, Mark. “New Stamp to Honor Unsung Revolutionary War Heroine.” Naugatuck Daily News (Naugatuck, Connecticut), December 24, 1974. www.newspapers.com.
“Paul Revere's Ride.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed November 3, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/historyculture/paul-reveres-ride.htm.
“Sybil Ludington.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, October 18, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Ludington.
United Press International. “Midnight Ride of Sybil To Get Billing on Stamp.” The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), December 25, 1974. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
