Sarah Emma Edmonds
This celebrity goo was created by player Erik Bates.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the clue and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Erik.
publication date: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)
category: 
Military
clue: Let me be frank: This Canadian medic's sexy war memoir is a thrilling adventure.
explanation: Canadian-born Sarah Edmonds, disguised as a man named Frank Thompson, served as a Union soldier in the Civil War. Her memoir, Unsexed; or The Female Soldier was later republished under various titles, such as, Memoirs of a Soldier, Nurse, and Spy: A Woman's Adventures in the Union Army or Nurse and Spy in the Union Army. more…
intended difficulty: very hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Eberhart, and Aaron Shurtleff
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