Photographs of women who disguised themselves as men to fight during the Civil War.
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The story of the woman who was First Lady during the American Civil War.
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The story of a woman who purchased her own freedom and became the dressmaker of the First Lady.
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The life story of a woman who served with the 33rd U.S. Colored Infantry and struggled to find her place in the Reconstruction Era.
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The story of the Underground Railroad’s most famous conductor and Civil War soldier.
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The story of a Latinx Confederate soldier and spy.
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Sources that illustrate the lives of women in the plantation system.
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A war order that changed international policies toward white women civilians during war.
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A letter written by Sarah Watie, wife of the leader of the Cherokee, describing the toll the American Civil War took on their nation.
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These cartoons demonstrate the conflicting expectations of women during the Civil War.
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