Polly Robinson in Podcasts
personA woman who was drummed out of the Continental Army for suspected prostitution and engagement in sex work.
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Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Sex Work in the American Revolution
Polly Robinson, she's drummed out along with a woman named Marcy because there's a suspicion that these women are engaging in prostitution.
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Sex Work in the American Revolution
There's a woman named Polly Robinson who is drummed out of the Corps, and this is drummed by the Continental Army, by the American Army in 1778.