<P> Sampson is portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg in episode 34 of Liberty's Kids entitled "Deborah Sampson: Soldier of the Revolution ." </P> <P> Alex Myers, a descendant of Sampson's, published Revolutionary (2014), a fictionalized account of her life . </P> <P> On July 7, 2016, historian / journalist Allison L. Cowan presented "Deborah Sampson: Continental Army soldier", a biographical talk for that week's First Thursdays at Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site . </P> <P> In her speech at the Democratic National Convention on July 26, 2016, Meryl Streep named Sampson in a list of women who had made history . </P>

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