Spies: Their names became a by word for betrayal. They were tortured. Hanged. And their bodies strung up in public. Why did Philadelphia "It girl" Peggy Shippen risk her life to spy for the British during the Revolutionary War? #WomensHistoryMonth This video is part of the series How We Became America: The Untold History. The series is designed to fill in the gaps and bring new stories to life. Watch the rest of the series here: https://bit.ly/3ZrR1dr | American Battlefield Trust

Was Peggy Shippen the real mastermind behind Benedict Arnold’s betrayal? Peggy successfully fooled the most powerful men in America, including George Washington, into believing she was just an innocent and naive creature. It wasn’t until 150 years later that her role in the plot was discovered, when pages of secret correspondence were uncovered. | PBS North Carolina

Remembering Peggy | Dateline NBC