Chelsea Manning
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About
U.S. Army soldier and transgender woman who was convicted of violating the Espionage Act when she released the largest set of sensitive military documents ever to the public in 2013. She has garnered a large following on her xychelsea Twitter account where she posts life updates.
Before Fame
She said she always felt like a female from a very young age and was considered a smart child, creating her first website at the age of 10.
Trivia
She was awarded with the People's Choice Award by Global Exchange in 2012. In May of 2019, she announced that she was writing her own memoir.
Family Life
She was born Bradley Edward Manning to U.S. Navy veteran Brian Manning and Susan Fox from Wales in Crescent, Oklahoma.
Associated With
She released classified documents to WikiLeaks, an online journal created by Julian Assange.
