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Piece Description
An enlisted Union soldier in the American Civil War, Private Frank Thompson held a remarkable secret, for "he" was in fact a woman. Laura Leedy Gansler joins Talking History's Linna Place to shed some light on the life of Sarah Emma Edmonds, the young girl who transformed herself into Frank Thompson. Gansler, writer and lawyer, is author of The Mysterious Private Thompson: The Double Life of Sarah Emma Edmonds, Civil War Soldier. And Harvey Kaye joins us with a commentary he titles "Tom Paine's Counsel for A Time That Tries Men's Souls" and reflects on how the real vision and legacy of the Founding Fathers has been lost. Kaye is Rosenberg Professor of Social Change and Development at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay and the author of Thomas Paine and the Promise of America. The program features our regular features: History in the News and our recommendation for a Site of the Week.
Broadcast History
The program aired on those stations carrying Talking History the week of March 27th
Timing and Cues
Private Thompson
0:00 start
0:01 music/intro
0:07 In Cue" Welcome to Talking History.."
1:16 History In The News
3:27 Music
3:58 Interview with Laura LeedyGansler
20:09 : Music
20:31 SOTW
22:45 Music
23:38 Kaye commentary
27:19 Out Cue "And that's it for another week..."
28:05 Music
29:00 out
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