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TIL that Bathsheba Spooner (February 15, 1746 – July 2, 1778) was the first woman executed in the United States following the Declaration of Independence. She petitioned for a postponement, citing her pregnancy, but 14 midwives swore she wasn't with child. A postmortem exam showed she was pregnant.

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