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    After fighting in the American Revolutionary War, who was the first woman to be awarded a disability pension by the United States Congress?

    Question #83953. Asked by mulvy580. (Jul 30 07 3:41 AM)


    arking23

    		Margaret Corbin

    http://lugar.senate.gov/vhp/2004/02.html

    Jul 30 07, 5:56 AM
    McGruff

    		Question #84542. death9 asks:
    After fighting in the U.S. Revolutionary War, who was the first woman to be awarded a disability pension by the U.S Congress?

    rottndoxy posts:

    Margaret Corbin

    http://www.albertarose.org/Interest/trivia_firsts.html

    Silver_Knight posts:

    And in the Revolutionary decade the first known woman to serve was awarded the first pension for her service. Margaret Corbin fought with her husband at Fort Washington and in 1779 Congress voted her a disability pension of one half a soldiers pay and one suit of clothes or the equivalent in cash.

    http://www.thelizlibrary.org/collections/military/firsts.html

    Aug 15 07, 12:03 PM

    Aug 15 07, 8:56 AM

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