Hintertales: Stories from the Margins of History
Author and storyteller Rachel Dunstan Muller combs the dusty corners of history in pursuit of some of the world's most fascinating true stories. A WWII POW crafts a violin out of bed slats. A single mother spends years in the Klondike searching for her missing son. A doctor on the edge of suicide finds a way to conquer crippling phobias - then helps thousands do the same. Check back every second Friday for more stories of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. Learn more at https://www.racheldunstanmuller.com
Hintertales: Stories from the Margins of History
The Curious Case of Sarah Emma Edmonds
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Rachel Dunstan Muller
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Season 1
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Episode 9
Historians estimate that hundreds of women secretly enlisted on both sides of the American Civil War - most remaining undiscovered until they were wounded, captured, or killed.
This Canadian woman had her own reasons for joining the Union Army.