women

Explores the impact of the Civil War on women's lives, as well as the many roles played by women on and off the battlefields.

Profiles eight American women who made significant contributions to the American Revolution, from sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington, who rode twice as far as Paul Revere to alert patriots; to Deborah Samson, who posed as a man to fight as a Continental Army soldier; to Phyllis Wheatley, a slave and first-published African-American author.

Provides information about American women during and after the Revolutionary War, discussing prewar resistance, looking at the activities of patriots, camp followers, loyalists, and pacifists, and considering the lives of Native American and African-American women.

Reviews the history of American women's involvement in the Armed Forces from the Revolutionary War to the present.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Cordelia Harvey, a Wisconsin woman who dedicated herself to helping soldiers from her home state during the Civil War by visiting military hospitals, lobbying the governor for supplies, asking President Lincoln to build a soldier's home hospital in Wisconsin, and starting an orphanage for children of fallen soldiers.

Researched from primary source material, this book investigates the role of women exposed to combat conditions in the Civil War.

Presents a collection of essays that debate various points and counterpoints of women in the military including whether or not women have the right to engage in military combat.

Features over 300 alphabetically-arranged entries on the role of women during the American Civil War, written by over 100 scholars and gleaned from original documents, letters and diaries.