Deborah Sampson Cross-Dresses to Fight the British (feat. Evan Rachel Wood) - Drunk History

[@MagicalHatStudios]

She was honorably discharged but also severely handicapped by her leg wound and was initially denied her pension because she was a woman. She wrote to Ben Franklin asking for help and he spoke on her behalf about her right to a military pension for her service.

[@daniellemhall1358]

That's actually really commendable.

[@izyans.j1285]

@I. Wynn Wynn YES. According to Revolutionary War Journal .. "as in April of 1781, detailing the economic hardships since discharge compounded by her wounds received in action. Her petition was accepted and her continued pension was approved."

[@thisisajang]

Yes, poor lady had to borrowed money from Paul Revere

[@IRex-wm9pd]

Franklin knew a hero when he saw one. Too bad that today Trump would kick her out of the military for being a "transgender".

[@patricklonge8912]

@@IRex-wm9pd No, women are allowed to serve in the military today. And she wasn't transgender. Bad analogy and faulty logic.

[@TokyoTraveller]

I love the sign: "HOSPITAL the one thing she's been trying to avoid" Oh my gauze...

[@aliciagreen5411]

Est. 1775

[@augsdoggs]

I came here to make the same comment. Ya juuust beat me to it! By one year.☝🏼

[@heynae2016]

So like...Mulan but in 'MURICA

[@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw]

Musketball Murica' Mulan. Mumumu.

[@alexandra_9818]

hey nae! Exactly my sentiments!!

[@kevinjohnson7300]

Fuckin right

[@RamiresHelena]

That’s very common actually. In Brazil something similar happened, a woman called Maria Quitéria pretended to be a man in order to fight in the army, becoming to first woman to serve in the country

[@adelajdaszulc2295]

Emilia Plater, Maria Proszyńska i Maria Raszkiewiczówna fought in Polish uprising in 1830. Emilia even managed to become a capitain. And than died...

[@sarabowseebowgo7367]

Paul revere helped get her retirement money after the war. ^_^ She later became a schoolteacher and enjoyed telling her stories as a soilder.

[@montyparata4914]

Paul revere wasn't actually a real person right?

[@LisaFrank39]

@@montyparata4914 yes.

[@montyparata4914]

@@LisaFrank39 Yes he was? or yes he wasn't?

[@efisher92]

He was a real person

[@montyparata4914]

@@efisher92 Oh okay I was thinking about someone else then. He was the guy that roused the sleeping mericans right

[@erraticonteuse]

She also pulled all this off because she was literally 6ft tall.

[@Big_Wamu]

Brienne of Tarth!.... Plimpton!

[@tiffanifarrington4039]

LexiDizzle damn

[@t_unique888]

@@Big_Wamu 😂😂😂😂😂😂exactly what I thought

[@Mad-wv6ol]

@@tiffanifarrington4039 Back then 1700 average height for man was 5 feet 8 inches

[@bryanstellfox8521]

Actually, she was 5'9...a descendant named Pauline, who supposedly looked just like Deborah, was 6' tall. Still, most men around that time averaged 5'6-5'8, and women averaged 5 feet tall...so her height definitely helped. Historians also say she had very small boobies, so she could pull off looking like a guy easily.

[@FishoD]

1:20 - " Hoooo! Do you have a bebe? " my god that delivery ahahahahha. Spectacular.

[@shawnyang435]

So basically Mulan of American Independence.

[@singingfan]

Shawn Yang yes!

[@kyndramb7050]

Joan of Arc

[@meuboui]

Juan de Arca

[@HelloItsMikkan]

@@kyndramb7050 yeah but she only fought due to the voices in her head

[@rc59191]

Mr I'll make a maaaaannnnn out of yoooouuuuu.

[@silverfritzreah5598]

Paget is so scarily aggressive when she's drunk.

[@jamesledford5900]

yeah was getting that vibe too

[@RatedRizk]

DO YOU HAVE A BEH BEH?? :O

[@TheBlackDemon1996]

Well, she has three ducklings...

[@DibIrken]

What's a "beh beh"?

[@dumaramutsi]

@@DibIrken a Baby.

[@klof361]

That had to have been a nod the incredible Moira Rose, star of Sunrise Bay🤩🤩

[@putrijoyceirawati2638]

Evan Rachel Wood is amazing at the whole lip syncing thing! She not only gets the lines precisely, but she also gets the expressions spot on.

[@cas5422]

Those two together are freaking hilarious

[@shortstuff780]

she's played a emotionless robot for 3 seasons now, she can nail expressions like no other

[@szarvaskoppany]

@@shortstuff780 I was thinking how refreshing it is to see her in this after all that angry looking and whispering.

[@philinfimate2191]

Do you have a *BEBE* ???

[@TheBlackDemon1996]

Well, she has three ducklings...

[@mirrorcity4872]

You just said "do you have a drink?"

[@kibble24]

Omfg i didn't think she was drunk until it got to that part, but that fucking got me lmao

[@darrellgarrett2535]

All I could think was Fat Bastard. Lol

[@grendelum]

_”was she _*_a-gauze_*_ ?”_

[@UltraNAGO]

6:03 Evan's face when Paget accidentally says "Dishonorable" gets me every time.

[@MsKid5150]

"Who's the dad joke now??" -😳😳😳

[@PrinceVegeta2134567]

Not even dad joker. Oof

[@jenicdarling9690]

More like 😮 lol

[@missybarbour6885]

There was a Revolutionary War Mulan and I didn't KNOW?!?!?!?!

[@katyscott87]

There's a Civil War person too. Albert Cashier. With the distinction being that Albert maintained his male identity long after the war ended. There's even a musical about him. (The Civility of Albert Cashier) It's worth looking into.

[@jenisedai]

@@katyscott87 I thought she was from the War of 1812. If not, then there was another one who served on a ship in the War of 1812.

[@rosafabian9267]

I sorta remember a few cases of women enlisting under aliases.

[@h8today]

There were several. This is just the one that took a bullet for her country.

[@cookieandme23]

You didn’t know she has really been my hero I did a big report and dressed up as her for history

[@carolannelady9271]

ANOTHER story we SHOULD have heard in history class.

[@tonytouch4583]

The world would be a much better place without America...The most stupid country and ruthless...Trumpmerica must fall to the benefit of the world...Best wishes from Europe...We dont need racist american christian fundamentalists who voted a donkey i to their highest office😂 grab jesus by his pussy😅

[@cwp2175]

@@tonytouch4583 And your country is? You uppity European prick

[@venezialemons7963]

I was taught this in alabama and then again in florida

[@hauntivid]

@@tonytouch4583 Okay, is that how people see us? You see us for the bad? There's a lot of amazingly awesome American people.

[@tonytouch4583]

@@hauntivid iam not talkin about certain people iam talkin about the politics and the country itself...And yes believe me millions of europeans hate the way your country behave...Its not only the arabs who hate America! Especially after Trumps crowning!

[@headlight31]

“Was she like ‘Oh my gauze?’” “What?” 😂

[@amandab3946]

Evan Rachel Wood is ICONIC. Thanks for having her on again!

[@SheWhoWalksWithLucifer]

@@stickywickedy no... she's talking about the actress playing Deborah dum dum

[@crazyintokilling]

She is white hot. like way past blue flame.

[@mariahmathews8803]

Her saying “what” over and over again in the Frankenstein one is iconic

[@violetbrown2372]

@@mariahmathews8803 Her Mary Shelley was brilliant, featuring possibly my favorite line in the whole series, "He ran out of the room, and was never heard from again!...until later."

[@AtlasBookkeeping]

Amazing actress and absolutely gorgeous…..

[@aryasmith6980]

"She slinks off to the woods" *drags herself next to one tree*

[@LicoriceGargle75]

Paget is AGELESS. Evan Rachel Wood is an ICON.

[@therainbowwillow4453]

“This voice is harddd” “Wait where was I?” “Uhhhh” “WAIT I KNOW-“

[@nicknoodle05]

I grew up in Plympton and can confirm that this woman's history was taught every single year in elementary school.

[@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw]

It better be, Paget Brewster is one of the greatest things your nation has ever produced alongside Paul F Thompkins.

[@CIDILIABRA]

I wish that were me

[@richc9359]

Dennet Elementary!

[@deannak5948]

I don't get how I'm from Massachusetts, and have attended kindergarten through my junior year of college in this state, and have never heard of her.

[@cassandra3100]

@@deannak5948 I know me too. Lynn ma here

[@creativelife9871]

Paget outside of her Criminal Minds character is so weird to me. 🤣❤️

[@jauxro]

I wonder if binding like that was just as dangerous as binding with Ace bandages these days. If so she's an absolute madlad, being known for running even with her lung capacity restricted.

[@Mang0Tango]

Probably not. Ace bandages are extra effective (and extra dangerous for binding) because the elastic in them applies extra constriction around the body. Elastic wasn't around in the Revolutionary War.

[@CIDILIABRA]

tea (pun intended, dump me in the harbor)

[@ladybug0211]

Remember though that women were wearing corsets back then. So it probably wasn't that damaging for her.

[@rosafabian9267]

@@ladybug0211 Corsets might have caused some issues with lung capacity, especially if worn from a young age, but they weren't always that uncomfortable and wouldn't have the same effect as chest binding.

[@Walk_da_plank]

If she was the fastest soldier, I don't think she had so much lung capacity restricted, or she did and overcame.

[@Emily-nx4hl]

The actor looks equally as hot dressed like a man.

[@cptarianus824]

@ThatOneAsianBroChick She is Dolores, oh my I knew it :D

[@KevinSmith-qi5yn]

If you look at pictures of Deborah Sampson, you would be wondering why that guy is in a dress.

[@thevampirefrog06]

that's what we call bisexual magic woot woot

[@Motherofkittycats]

Yay, I love Paget's voice ❤ Also, she looks like a Yeti in that jacket..

[@jennalyn6704]

Nicole Hansen a hot yeti lol

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

I heard that every time she shot someone, she would whisper “These violent delights have violent ends.”

[@inasaira8380]

lmao i love how upset evan looks when he accidentally says "dishonorable" instead of honorable

[@scottierasberry4449]

Paget is my absolute favorite narrator. She is smart and funny and just fucking adorable. 10/10.

[@MrUndoe]

I didn't know Cruella DeVil was a history buff.

[@TheGhostOf2020]

She must have murked a goddamn polar bear for that coat lol

[@aboynamedsue2485]

I was looking for this comment before I posted it....

[@ThatKarin]

After he asked "Was she like, Oh My Gauze?" her "...whaT." was just so perfect lmao

[@stabulous730]

I love Paget. She should be in everything.

[@scottierasberry4449]

In EVERYTHING!

[@erinlee5936]

Wasn't she in a Drunk History episode?

[@billiemss5817]

yes

[@auki_8808]

when she said “do you... do you have a BEBEH?!” I laughed so hard??

[@lizziecolon320]

Oh my gauze 💀

[@writingmetal]

she's my favorite, cause she doesn't sound drunk at all

[@mayaramiquidade3439]

Original She's The Man

[@ClimateAdam]

She's the man is actually based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night even earlier!

[@mayaramiquidade3439]

@@ClimateAdam Had no idea, gonna go read it now.

[@rc59191]

Was just watching that movie again lol definitely one of the best Shakespeare adaptations.

[@thecouncilofnine4692]

Me: *Watch a lot Westworld related videos.* KZbin: Hey, do you wanna see this video starring Westworld lead actress and learn some history with it? Me: Sure.

[@thetrapperest]

Yeah, nice Revolutionary War park

[@jackvaughn9017]

Dolores if she ended up in the Sublime 😂

[@villanli]

Love her fur coat and the way she tells this story 😂

[@zaphyyy]

"DO U HAVE A BEBE?" I CANT HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA

[@saykojitube]

Westworld’s new narrative is interesting

[@TXejas19]

"Dude! bobay bobby shirtlif, you ok?" 😂

[@roseanneperez2829]

😂🤣

[@roseanneperez2829]

🤣😂 I died laughing

[@TheVerucAssault]

I love when Padgett is on the show. So animated. 🤣

[@junkboxxxxxx]

She's faking drunk and clowning for the camera

[@pjokpopfan912]

I made a website on the daughters of liberty for history class. I definitely should have used this for my research on Deborah Sampson.

[@jauxro]

man I hope I can have a badass crossdressing adventure one day

[@leverage3089]

You can!!!

[@CIDILIABRA]

Same, fight some wars

[@jennathompson4242]

Lol but women are mostly allowed to do all the stuff now 😂

[@punkdennyz]

"Was she like.....Oh My Gauze?" Maximum dad joke level achieved.

[@minisun7410]

Evan has NOT aged a damn day!!! You hear me!??? A DAY!!!

[@saketjawaji1557]

That's cause she's an android

[@vinnievalentine421]

It's cause they're aliens

[@Movieslurge2]

Host, saket jawaji, it’s because she’s a Host

[@maureendullas2603]

Movieslurge2 finally, someone who's been in Westworld

[@EmyN]

What do you mean?

[@TheEc14]

"WHAT THE FUCK I AM TALKING TO AMERICA!!!" HAD ME DYING

[@IdgaradLyracant]

2:23 She was also a god who could fire a muzzle loading long rifle twice without a reload.

[@shooterqqqq]

Thanks. I was waiting for someone to mention that. I think they know but want to add to the silliness.

[@nschultz417]

She had the Infinite Ammo bandanna like Solid Snake.

[@MrFuzzyGreen]

Neither of them sound like they even ever met alcohol

[@lived2def]

Pagget Brewster is now my favorite drunk history teacher.

[@vitmorsteinfeld4459]

Here lies Vital Productions. Died by laughing at a BEBE quote

[@britspicks8250]

"HOSPITAL: The one thing she's been trying to avoid." Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr 2020: Same girl, same.

[@AFishBicycle]

“Who’s the dad joke now” *me every time someone else makes the dad joke*

[@bcasey2830]

Why is nobody talking about how hard it would be to fight a war while binding her chest down the way she did? That’s super hard.

[@kraanz]

Maybe she was flat as a board.

[@psychegirl]

I love Paget Brewster.

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

Paget Brewster rocking the Cruella de Vil look 💁🏻‍♀️

[@Theomite]

Can we just get Paget drunk regularly and record her telling random stories in a variety of thrift store clothes? I mean, we wouldn't need Evan Rachel Wood, but we could still have her.

[@thegreatcalvinio]

Season 3 of Westworld looks great...

[@paulmoore7064]

I seem to remember a story from the Revolution about a woman who took her fallen husband's place on the cannon crew. History is full of warrior women, from Anne Bonney to Joan of Arc.

[@stoutyyyy]

Paul Moore there was a woman who served the guns at Fort Niagara during the war of 1812 as well

[@redjeepracing8091]

Molly pitcher I believe

[@flourishingspirits3393]

This is one the best drunk history vids

[@aureeybaby]

I love the dad humor😂

[@nmc398]

You know how many kids would be paying attention to their history teacher if it was taugh like this? LOL

[@chocolateeclair9879]

“OH? DO YOU HAVE A BEH BEH?!”

[@riatortilla9906]

Wait she fought with....... *AlExAnDeR hAmIlToN*

[@stilest1015]

Angel_playz 18 HELL YEA SHE DID

[@TheForgottenPortrait]

well yeah it was the revolutionary war,,

[@sarahadair7320]

SHE FUCKING DID

[@nivuc3199]

I’M NOT THROWING AWAY MY SHOT! 🌟

[@jessymessy4777]

Yeah but the chances are they never really spoke.

[@MissBrittneyofCourse]

Every episode with Paget has a healthy dose of her being so annoyed by his dad jokes lol

[@tea3735]

"Do you have a *BEBE* ?" That got me so good 😂 Is my favorite part

[@Trilingualeks]

Paget gets more and more extra every time she does this and I'm here for it! 🤣🙋‍♀️🤘

[@dariadoo1]

Paget’s voice coming out of Rachel’s mouth is everything I ever wanted or needed🙌🏽🥰😂

[@nicolelv1477]

Why is paget so good at telling these stories? Lol they are so funny together

[@Candyliz2003]

One of your BEST! I love you guys!

[@julesk2629]

You had me at Paget and Evan 😍

[@blooberrybaggens]

The dynamic between these two is f*cking hysterical 😂

[@truegirl2anna]

Criminal minds turns comedy. I’m diggin’ it 👌👌😎

[@narcissisticloser4094]

Still upset about when I tried to make a school project on Deborah Sampson the teachers pulled me aside and made me choose a different topic because they didn’t think she made a big enough impact on American history

[@blu4get]

I didn’t know how much I needed cross dressing Evan Rachel Wood in my life, but here we are.

[@sarabutler-smith5285]

My favorite narrator AND favorite actress leading a skit, I AM ALL THE WAY HERE

[@abbiefunk2000]

I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS BADASS IN MY HISTORY 201 CLASS!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Absolutely incredible ❤️

[@sareyberry]

Drunk History, I adore you! I’ve been waiting for this story for years! I’ve known about Deborah since my young, dorky, library perusing, biography reading, days as a kid. And Paget tells it sooooooo well! It twists me up inside when people say, “Why didn’t they teach this in school?!” Because, to be frank: anyone can read a book, teach themselves, and take control of their own knowledge - at any point in life. School’s not supposed to be the only place we learn, nor the last time we pick up a book. But for a lot of people, it is. And that both breaks my heart and feels incredibly annoying.

[@violetholiday]

I did a living biography for her in 4th grade. I found out about her from a Carnegie library book that my third grade teacher had lent me. I now do living history as an 18 year old and she was the thing that got me into it.

[@joieteh5753]

She's just dying from all the dad jokes! 😂

[@silaskelevra7621]

I love Evan Rachel Wood. Best drunk history yet

[@HAVENTYOUPPLEVERHEARDOF]

She's the girl who's like: "How old are you? 29" "I'm 30!" "We missed your birthday? Why didn't you tell us?" "You never asked"

[@allyb3510]

I love you evan Rachel wood! "Do you have a bebeh??"

[@MunthApollo]

I had the privilege of reading a simple book about this very same brave woman as a kid, I loved the story so much, and I really do believe it has helped shape me into who I am today. Thank you Deborah Sampson

[@amphitritemists4595]

Love the sign on the hospital a great detail :)

[@esteehanvey5647]

Paget Brewster is so heartfelt when she tells these stories I love it

[@kaiadaigle937]

Paget Brewster and Evan Rachel Wood. I love them both so much.

[@MaddieB]

I'm a sucker for these kinds of stories

[@mgmcd1]

Paget’s dad joke pain is real. 🤓

[@zak-of-all-trades9638]

"OMG, General, the British have us pinned down, what do we do?!" -"Release Wyatt"

[@Iwillfigureoutanamelater]

That single shot musket firing two separate rounds before reloading at 2:23 is awesome!

[@Lowekinder]

Between this and Hamilton Drunk History is really out here trying to give me a thing for ladies in men's revolutionary era clothing. Well it worked.

[@Yuyu99000]

Omfg Paget and Evan are everything 🤣🤣

[@caats3240]

WHY CANT WE LEARN THIS STUFF IN SCHOOL

[@rjploops]

4:42 "Wait, where was I?" "WAIT, I KNOW!!"

[@SohanDsouza]

4:10 Hospital taglines in colonial Massachusetts "Quality is our guarantee" 🤔 "Setting the standard in medicine" 🤔 "Expertise you can trust with your life" 🤔 "The one thing she's been trying to avoid" 🤨

[@YeahYeahOkOkWhatever]

I love the chemistry when these 2 get together

[@Jenaxu]

Should've included the fact that she was a strong 5'9" which helped a lot with her disguise.

[@aisha02a]

their chemistry is so good HAHAHA she's hilarious

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

Evan Rachel deserves a fracking Oscar for this performance.

[@joewilson9962]

For all those surprised to see this side of Paget Brewster, please check out her arc on "Community," season 6, as Frankie Dart. She's a gifted comic actress.