Barbara Fritchie
Also known as: Barbara Frietchie or Frietschie
1766 – 1862
American

She flew her American flag as British troops passed and came to exemplify bravery.

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1817–1862Henry David Thoreau
1809–1865Abraham Lincoln
1743–1826Thomas Jefferson
1842–1910William James
1859–1952John Dewey
1857–1938Clarence Darrow
1835–1919Andrew Carnegie
1837–1921John Burroughs
1821–1912Clara Barton
1820–1906Susan B. Anthony
1860–1935Jane Addams