Thomas(ine) Hall

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. When was Thomas(ine) Hall born?Circa 1603
2. Where was Thomas(ine) Hall born?England
3. What is the career?Soldier, Indentured Servant
4. What is the location of court case?Jamestown, Colonial Virginia
5. Who was Thomas(ine) Hall?Thomas(ine) Hall was a person born in England around 1603 who could be seen as a boy or a girl. They lived a long time ago and had both male and female traits.
6. What did Thomas(ine) Hall do in the military?Hall joined the army as a soldier, a job that was usually for men. They showed bravery and discipline in that role.

Intersex: An umbrella term for people born with variations in sex characteristics, including chromosomes, gonads, hormones, or genitals, that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female.
Colonial Virginia: The English colony established in North America in the early 17th century, which later became part of the United States.
Indentured Servitude: A labor system where individuals contract to work for a specified period, typically in exchange for passage, food, and lodging.
Gender Binary: The classification of sex and gender into two distinct, opposite, and disconnected forms: male and female.