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“A Power for Good” – The St. Louis Ladies’ Union Aid Society

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Kristen Pawlak

In the midst of the chaotic fall of 1861 in Missouri, one woman in St. Louis took time to write to her sister back home in Brooklyn, New York. “I feel it my duty to present the claims of the … Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month—Every Year!

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Meg Groeling

It may have been 1965 or 66 . . . it was almost summer, and Joyce and I were looking for employment. We had a couple more years in high school and needed to keep our cars on the road, … Continue reading →

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Railroads: Women Refugees and the Railroads

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Paige Gibbons Backus

Over the course of the Civil War, thousands of civilians left their homes and became refugees seeking safety. Several thoughts and questions quickly went into the minds of those put into unimaginable situations that turned their lives upside down. Where … Continue reading →

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Annie Brown: The Forgotten Conspirator

Posted on March 31, 2018 by juliemujic

In my Civil War class, I have students read Tony Horwitz’s book, Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War, to learn about John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. Many Civil War readers know Horwitz best from his initial … Continue reading →

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Expectations of a Lady: Women Nurses in the Civil War—part one

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Virginia R. Bensen

part one in a series Before we examine the role of women as nurses in the Civil War, a brief literature review can help us better understand the expectations of an Antebellum lady. In 1966 Barbara Welter, in her description of … Continue reading →

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Beyond the 150th: “stories organic and germane to the place they’re visiting”

Posted on April 8, 2013 by ECW Guest Post

by Andrea DeKoter, Ph.D., part of an ongoing series Like some of the readers of Emerging Civil War, I had the opportunity to attend and participate in the recent “Future of Civil War History” conference organized by Gettysburg College’s Civil … Continue reading →

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