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 Confederate woman who lost everything and turned to white supremacy.
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The life story of a woman who survived slavery and built a new life in Reconstruction.
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The story of a middle class Confederate farmer’s wife who took over the farm during the war.
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Sources that illustrate the lives of women in the plantation system.
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A newspaper account of Confederate women smuggling goods out of the Union.
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A newspaper article that illustrates how Black workers were the targets of racist campaigns led by white supremacists in the Reconstruction Era.
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This collection of sources illustrates the backbreaking nature of laundry work, one of the few professional opportunities open to Black women in the Reconstruction Era.
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Black laundry workers in Jackson, Mississippi demand living wages in 1866.
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Article about a charitable enterprise that supported middle class Civil War widows.
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