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Civil War women

their roles and legacies
2005

Men, women and war

2001
Argues that the new role women play in the front lines of war is a disaster for the military because of their physical differences, their inability to perform like men, and the increased sexual harrassment issues they create.

Hospital days

reminiscence of a Civil War nurse
1996

Patriots in petticoats

heroines of the American Revolution
2005
Profiles girls and women who participated in the American Revolution by refusing to buy British merchandise, collecting money, and even going to war as wives, nurses, spies, or soldiers.

In defense of a nation

servicewomen in World War II
1998

Sybil Ludington

the call to arms
2000

Revolutionary women in the War for American Independence

a one-volume revised edition of Elizabeth Ellet's 1848 landmark series
1998
A modern, annotated adaptation of the 1848 text that explores the roles played by eighty-four American women in the Revolution War.

Women in the military

flirting with disaster
1998
An examination of female participation in America's armed forces, arguing that the enrollment of women in the military has served only to weaken the entire system, and presenting the author's contention that women are simply not fit to serve.

Sybil Ludington

discovering the life of Revolutionary War hero
2007
A biography of the life of freedom fighter Sybil Ludington after her dangerous ride on the night of April 26th, 1777, when she warned her father's troops about an attack on Danbury, Connecticut by British.

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