The Pentagon is removing women from military leadership and reviewing whether they are effective in combat roles. 🫡

But history has already answered this question. Back in the 1860s, the women of LaGrange, Georgia, formed an all-female militia called the Nancy Harts to defend their town. And there’s a famous photo to prove it. Except… it might not actually be them in that photo. 🤔

Watch the latest “Keeping the Hysteria in American History” from your friendly neighborhood Civil War @reenactress

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