The Legend of Louisa Baker. First Woman Marine Sailor, USS Constitution, War 1812

Was Louisa the first woman (disguised as a man) in the United States Marines? Serving aboard the USS Constitution for three years and in many naval battles against the British before being honorably discharged, all the while keeping her true gender a secret? Louisa supposedly grew up on a farm near Plymouth, Massachusetts and during the War of 1812 tricked her way onto the USS Constitution pretending to be a man named George Baker

She served valiantly for three years and in many naval battles against the British before being honorably discharged, all the while keeping her true gender a secret.