Paperback. Enhanced by excerpts from primary documents as well as numerous illustrations, this collection of essays by some of the country's most prominent Civil War historians intends to move women to the center stage of Civil War history. Topics range from the experiences of female slave contrabandists, to the lives of rural refugee women, to the effects of the postwar era on African-American women, to the Civil War's legacy in women's suffrage movements. Addresses the role of Southern women during the Civil War; topics include the experiences of female slaves, the lives of rural and non-elite refugee women, the effects of the post-war era on African-American women and the legacy of the Civil War in women's suffrage movements. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: A Woman's War (Paperback)
Publisher: University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0813917395
ISBN 13: 9780813917399
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Enhanced by excerpts from primary documents as well as numerous illustrations, this collection of essays by some of the country’s most prominent Civil War historians intends to move women to the center stage of Civil War history. Topics range from the experiences of female slave contrabandists, to the lives of rural refugee women, to the effects of the postwar era on African-American women, to the Civil War’s legacy in women’s suffrage movements.

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'A Woman's War' offers an unforgettable and long-overdue portrait of Southern women during the Civil War and postwar periods.

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