Tag «Forts»

Rachel Silverthorn: Paul Revere of the American Frontier

Rachel Silverthorn's ride.

History treats the feats by men as fact; whereas woman’s accomplishments are legends. Women’s actions come with an accompanying tag line ‘fact or fiction,’ or are described by highlighting the myth. More often than not, a women’s achievements are either downplayed, or left out of history entirely. There is a simple reason for this; men …