Lynn Rymarz
Bringing History Alive for kids

Lynn Rymarz, storyteller and author

Meet Sarah Emma Edmonds,
Soldier, Nurse, and Union Army Spy

Hear the story of this courageous and remarkable young woman who left her home in Canada to find refuge in America. When President Lincoln issued the first call for volunteer soldiers she heeded the call to serve as a male nurse, disguised as Frank Thompson. That was just one of her disguises she used during her service in Civil War. Follow her journey and adventures in hospitals, camps, battlefields and across enemy lines. 

Suitable for grades 3 and up.

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