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Military
Born in Nova Scotia, Edmonds began posing as Frank Thompson at age 15. She moved to Flint where she became a Bible salesman and was considered "quite…
Books
Sarah Emma Edmonds served as a male nurse in Company F of the Second Michigan Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Her memoir became a best…
African Americans
Born in Springfield, IL, Ellis grew up to host popular house parties for African American lesbians and gay men in Detroit during the 1940s and 1950s,…