Women at war: The 'lady' and George Washington's secret six (the Culper Ring)

Foxnews.com ^ | Brian Kilmeade

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Let the politicians debate equal pay and pursue the folly of a war on women in America. Personally, I would like to take a moment to salute woman at war—one woman and one war in particular: Agent 355, the female covert operative of the Revolutionary War’s Culper Spy Ring.

When my book "George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution" ,written with co-author Don Yaeger, was first released in November 2013, over half-a-million people scrambled to buy it and one of the elements that struck a chord most strongly with readers was the enigmatic figure of 355.

Two centuries of research have unearthed the names of the five male civilian spies: Abraham Woodhull, Robert Townsend, Caleb Brewster, Austin Roe, and James Rivington, but no one with certainty can name 355, which was the Culper code for “lady.” When Woodhull wrote that a certain 355 “will outwit them all,” he probably did not imagine that she would still be outwitting our best efforts to unmask her more than 230 years later!

[RoosterRedux]

I’ve watched each and every episode of Turn...and loved every minute.

[CatherineofAragon]

I think it was very well done. Just the other day I was re-watching the duel scene between Abe Woodhull and Captain Simcoe.

[laplata]

I’ve watched each and every episode of Turn...and loved every minute.

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I didn’t miss any, either. I got shivers when George Washington was finally shown.

I can’t remember when it starts up again.