Alex Myers is a writer, teacher, speaker, and activist. Since high school, Alex has campaigned for transgender rights. As a female-to-male transgender person, Alex began his transition at Phillips Exeter Academy and was the first transgender student in that academy's history. Alex was also the first openly transgender student at Harvard and worked to change the university's nondiscrimination clause to include gender identity. For the past decade, he has taught English at private high schools and currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two cats.
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A fascinating retelling of the story of America’s first female soldier, Deborah Sampson Gannett, who ran away from home in 1782, successfully disguised herself as a man, and fought valiantly in the Revolutionary War In 1782, during the final clashes ... SEE MORE