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This Day in History - WYHI Edition
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:27 am
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:27 am
December 1, 1863
Belle Boyd, a Confederate spy, is released from prison in Washington.
Only 17 years old when the Civil War began, Isabella “Belle” Boyd would become one of the most famous female Confederate spies, hailed by some as the “Cleopatra of Secession.” Her colorful postwar life also included several marriages and stints as an actress and author.
Boyd took advantage of the common assumption that a woman could not be dangerous. She also defied women’s conventional roles by becoming a messenger for Confederate Generals Jackson and Pierre Beauregard. Unafraid to use her feminine wiles to gain access to Union soldiers and information, Boyd became more daring with each attempt to garner Union secrets and war plans. Union soldiers initially did not expect a girl to be an intelligence agent so even when her messages were intercepted, federal officers simply reprimanded what they assumed was an innocent teenager.
Women's History
Belle Boyd, a Confederate spy, is released from prison in Washington.
Only 17 years old when the Civil War began, Isabella “Belle” Boyd would become one of the most famous female Confederate spies, hailed by some as the “Cleopatra of Secession.” Her colorful postwar life also included several marriages and stints as an actress and author.
Boyd took advantage of the common assumption that a woman could not be dangerous. She also defied women’s conventional roles by becoming a messenger for Confederate Generals Jackson and Pierre Beauregard. Unafraid to use her feminine wiles to gain access to Union soldiers and information, Boyd became more daring with each attempt to garner Union secrets and war plans. Union soldiers initially did not expect a girl to be an intelligence agent so even when her messages were intercepted, federal officers simply reprimanded what they assumed was an innocent teenager.
Women's History
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:29 am to blueridgeTiger
Why the long face?
And yes, IWHI
And yes, IWHI
This post was edited on 12/1/21 at 10:30 am
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:33 am to blueridgeTiger
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Unafraid to use her feminine wiles
Wow, there must have been some really horny Union soldiers.
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:34 am to blueridgeTiger
She looks like a dude I used to play disc golf with.
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:36 am to Kentucker
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Unafraid to use her feminine wiles
I wouldn’t want to be the last in that line. The middle would be fine, but not last
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:59 am to blueridgeTiger
That's a dude. WNHI
Posted on 12/1/21 at 11:00 am to Geaux-2-L-O-Miss
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That's a dude.
That wasn't a thing in 1863 bc ppl would've been beat
Posted on 12/1/21 at 2:18 pm to blueridgeTiger
Appears she was a horny devil ?
Posted on 12/1/21 at 2:21 pm to blueridgeTiger
Looks like a 1950s basketball player...
Maybe with the lights off I could have done her.
Maybe with the lights off I could have done her.
Posted on 12/1/21 at 2:26 pm to soccerfüt
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Maybe with the lights off I could have done her.
beauty is only a light switch away.
Posted on 12/1/21 at 2:39 pm to Kentucker
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Wow, there must have been some really horny Union soldiers.
Them boys couldn't resist those hairy pits.
Posted on 12/1/21 at 2:57 pm to Kentucker
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Wow, there must have been some really horny Union soldiers.
Those nerds weren't getting laid.
Posted on 12/1/21 at 4:35 pm to caliegeaux
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beauty is only a light switch away.
Or at the bottom of the tequila bottle
Posted on 12/1/21 at 5:25 pm to blueridgeTiger
Going down on a woman had to have been an act of courage back then because of odors from heavy restrictive clothing and lack of air conditioning.
Posted on 12/1/21 at 5:48 pm to blueridgeTiger
PGT was probably hitting that 
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