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Pauline Cushman (born Harriet Wood; June 10, 1833 – December 2, 1893) was an American actress and a spy for the Union Army during the American Civil War. She is considered one of the most successful Civil War spies.
- Three, Charles and Ida, and adopted daughter Emma
- Harriet Wood, June 10, 1833, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
- Major Pauline Cushman Fryer, Pauline Fryer
- December 2, 1893 (aged 60), San Francisco, California, US
San Francisco National Cemetery. Though trained as an actress, Major Pauline Cushman's legacy is her service as a spy for the Union during the Civil War. Born as Harriet Wood, Cushman’s family moved from New Orleans to Gand Rapids, to establish a Native American Trading Post when she was very young. With her seven brothers, Cushman learned ...
Born as Harriet Wood, Cushman’s family moved from New Orleans, Louisiana to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to establish a Native American Trading Post when she was very young. With her seven brothers, Cushman learned how to ride horses, shoot shotguns, and canoe down the local rivers.
Her name is Pauline Cushman, an actress turned Civil War spy whose story dances between the boundary dividing history and fiction. Born Harriet Wood in 1833, Cushman changed her name when she...
May 17, 2021 · Pauline Cushman Fryer began life as Harriet Wood, a tomboyish daughter among seven sons in New Orleans. As a teenager, she was bit by the acting bug and set off on her own to New York City in...
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Harriet Wood is a member of the firm’s technology team where she specializes in digital technology leadership and cyber security in the technology officers practice. Based in London she is a trusted advisor to boards and C-suites on disruption and transformation underpinned by digital innovation, including engineering, information technology ...
Jul 31, 1990 · July 31, 1990 12 AM PT. It didn’t take long for Harriet Wood to find her musical niche in life. “I heard a harp record when I was 4 years old and told my parents that was the music I wanted to...
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