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Pauline Cushman was born Harriet Wood on June 10, 1833. When she was 18, she left home and moved to New York to be an actress. When she arrived she changed her name to Charlotte Cushman after a famous actress.

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Who was Pauline Cushman?

She died on December 2,1893.


What were Pauline Cushman's seven children's names?

For # 1 Pauline Only Had 4 Kids Not 7 Kids So Their Names Were Ida, Charles C., Charles L., August. And I Know This Because, I Did A Project On Pauline Cushman


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Pauline Cushman, or rather, Harriet Wood, as that is her real name, was born in New Orleans. Despite being born in the deep south, she was loyal to the Union, and served the Union as a spy. Her father, apparently had a fiery temper, and after a particularly heated arguement, Pauline (Harriet) ran away and became an actress at the age of 18. I believe she acquired the name Pauline Cushman as a stage name because Charlotte Cushmine was a famous actress of the day. However, unfortunately, I do not not know the names of harriet's parents, except that it would be reasonable to guess that the father's last name is "Wood". If you are desparate, you can search through ancestry and family tree sites. Sorry


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Pauline Cushman learned a lot of things normal girls didn't know. Pauline learned how to ride straddle instead of side-straddle. Also, she knew how to work row boats and Indian canoes. Finally, she learned how to maneuver rifles and bow and arrows.


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Little is known about Pauline Cushman's religion. She was a spy who pretended to support the Confederate cause but gave secret reports to the Union authorities. It is also believed that she committed suicide by taking too many sleeping pills.


Why did pauline cushman have so many husbands?

Her first husband died her second husband and her didnt get along same with her third husband


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Charles dickinson, first husband, August Fichtner, second husband, and Jeremiah Fryer, her last husband.


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