The Civil War wrought cataclysmic changes in the lives of American Women on both sides of the conflict. Women in the Civil War demonstrates their enterprise; fortitude; and fierceness. In this revealing social history; Massey focuses on many famous women; including nurses Dorothea Dix; Clara Barton; and Mother Bickerdyke; spies Pauline Cushman and Belle Boyd; writers Louisa May Alcott; Julia Ward Howe; and Mary Chestnut; pamphleteer and military strategist Anna Ella Carroll; black abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth; feminists Susan B. Anthony and Jane Grey Swisshelm; and political wives Varina Davis and Mary Todd Lincoln. The anonymous women who maintained farms and plantations are described; as are camp followers; businesswomen; entertainers; activists; and socialites in Charleston and Washington.
#72340 in Books J Glenn Gray 1998-10-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.93 x .55 x 5.40l; .64 #File Name: 0803270763242 pagesThe Warriors Reflections on Men in Battle
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Thank you for the great bookBy MicahGreat book; great price; pondering theory and thought0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy michael mardenits a bit too philosophical for my tastes0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy W. DunnExcellent read. Great personal insight.
