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Teddy Roosevelt: “More than once, when a cabin was attacked in the absence or after the death of the men, some brawny frontierswoman…”

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More than once, when a cabin was attacked in the absence or after the death of the men, some brawny frontierswoman, accustomed to danger and violent physical exertion, and favored by peculiar circumstances, herself beat off the assailants.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote highlights the bravery of frontier women who defended their homes during attacks.

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