Bibliograph

The women's war in the South, recollections and reflections of the American Civil War, edited by Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg ; [introduction by Catherine Clinton]

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The women's war in the South, recollections and reflections of the American Civil War, edited by Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg ; [introduction by Catherine Clinton]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-426) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The women's war in the South

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

40588365

Responsibility statement

edited by Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg ; [introduction by Catherine Clinton]

Sub title

recollections and reflections of the American Civil War

Summary

"Prior to the Civil War, society dictated that the proper role for women was limited to the home. The war, however, changed that by forcing women into many roles that had been vacated by the men who had left home to take up arms. [This book] recounts the manner in which women experienced the war and the changes it brought about in their lives. Here are first-person accounts--recollections--of women running farms, buying and selling goods, working outside the home, serving as spies, and even participating in combat in disguise. Here also are reflections that rely on the letters, books, diaries, and postwar writings these women left behind."--P. [4] of cover

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