Fifty years after Sampson stood in front of the courthouse, Worcester hosted the first national Women’s Rights Convention.

Deborah Sampson was a 20-year-old woman when, on May 20, 1782, she disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the Continental Army. She used the name Robert Shurtiff and was marched to Worcester ...

Deborah Sampson Edwards of Hingham and Wareham, died Sat., February 15th at South Shore Hospital following a short illness. Debbie, as she was known, celebrated her 85th birthday last fall.