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History raves about the heroics of men in war...but few instances are mentioned in which female courage was displayed. Yet during every conflict, and the peaceful years between, they too were there.# Through a series of events Deborah Sampson# blazed a trail for all women to follow. In war, Deborah proved to the world that women could not only work as well as men, but also sometimes work better then men. Deborah Sampson changed America’s view on women from housewives to today's generation of women in the work field. Deborah was definitely influential in woman's evolution in economy. Deborah Sampson was born on May 17, 1760. Deborah lived a childhood of poverty and while she was raised in Plympton Massachusetts. The family could trace their lineage to the Mayflower on both sides including such notables as Priscilla Alden and Myles Standish. Her mother, Deborah Sampson was a very ill widow who had six children, Deborah being the oldest. Deborah’s father was a seaman who left the family in search for adventure, and had died in a shipwreck. Although he was thought to have been dead, rumors arouse that Deborah's father just walked out on his family, pretending to go to sea, and truly starting a new life in Maine. Deborah's moth