Women In The Civil War
The Sacrifices Women Made For Their Country
What Happened To Women Lives
From multiple points of view, the happening to the common war tested the belief system of Victorian family life that had characterized the lives of men and women in the before the war period. In the North and South, the war constrained women into open life in ways they could barely have envisioned an era some time recently.
In the years prior to the Civil War, the lives of American women were formed by an arrangement of goals that students of history call "the Cult of True Womanhood." As men's work moved far from the home and into shops, workplaces and industrial facilities, the family turned into another sort of spot: a private, feminized residential circle, a "sanctuary in a relentless world." "Genuine women" dedicated their lives to making a perfect, open to, supporting home for their spouses and kids.
In the years prior to the Civil War, the lives of American women were formed by an arrangement of goals that students of history call "the Cult of True Womanhood." As men's work moved far from the home and into shops, workplaces and industrial facilities, the family turned into another sort of spot: a private, feminized residential circle, a "sanctuary in a relentless world." "Genuine women" dedicated their lives to making a perfect, open to, supporting home for their spouses and kids.
The Sacrifices
Women Kept Their Identities Secret. They Did Remarkable Things
Even though women weren't legally allowed to fight in the civil war, it is established that somewhere around 400 to 1000 women disguised themselves as men and went to war, sometimes without anyone ever discovering their true identity
Women played many roles in the civil war. They did not sit idly by waiting for the men in their lives to come home from the battlefield. Many women supported the war effort as nurses and aides, while others took an more upfront approach and secretly enlisted in the army or served as spies and smugglers. Whatever their duties were, these new jobs redefined their traditional roles as housewives and made them an important part of the war effort.
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These Are Some Women Who Risked Their Lives To Make Difference
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lucretia Mott
Clara Barton
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Louisa May Alcott
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
There were over 400 documented cases of women who fought as soldiers in the civil war. Disguised as men, they fought alongside others for their cause.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a passionate abolitionist, and her book,Uncle Tom’s Cabin, made her an international celebrity, and is considered one of the causes of the civil war. Learn more about Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave who became a conductor in the underground railroad. Learn more about Harriet Tubman
Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln, was the First Lady during the Civil War and was a prominent figure of her era. Read more about Mary Todd Lincoln
Lucretia Mott was an abolitionist as well as a women’s rights activist. She was elected the first president of the American Equal Rights Association, an organization dedicated to universal suffrage. Read more about Lucretia Mott
Clara Barton was a civil war nurse who began her career at the Battle of Bull Run, after which she established an agency to distribute supplies to soldiers. Often working behind the lines, she aided wounded soldiers on both sides. After the war, she established the American Red Cross. Read more about Clara Barton
Rose O’ Neal Greenhow (aka Wild Rose) was a leader in Washington society. A dedicated secessionist, she became one of the most renowned spies in the Civil War and is credited with helping the Confederacy win The First Battle Of Bull Run.
Louisa May Alcott is best known as the author of Little Women, but less known is the fact that she served as a volunteer nurse during the civil war. Read more about Louisa May Alcott
Susan B. Anthony was a key figure in the women’s rights movement, more specifically the women’s suffrage movement. She also promoted prohibition of alcohol and was the co-founder of the first Women’s Temperance Movement. Read more about Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist and an early leader in the woman’s movement, especially the right of women to vote (women’s suffrage). Her declaration of sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention brought the suffrage movement to national prominence. Read more about Elizabeth Cady Stanton