National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Margaret Cochran Corbin
A hero of the American Revolution, Margaret Cochran Corbin was the first woman to receive a military pension.
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Margaret Cochran Corbin
This resource has the story of Margaret Corbin. She actually took charge of a cannon during the Revolutionary War after her husband was killed. She was wounded in her shoulder, chest, and jaw from which she never fully recovered.