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Capital dames: the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868

By Roberts , Cokie

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN
9780062002761, 9780062002778, 9780062199287, 0062199285
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1718166 bytes)
Edition
First edition
Pages
pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1861-1865 -- Women;Washington (D.1865-1877);Women;Women--History--19th century;WomeBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/Women/;HISTORY/United St

Description

A companion to the best-selling Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty documents the experiences, influence and contributions of women during the American Civil War.;Meet the women of Washington, 1848-1856 -- Jessie runs for president but Harriet takes the White House and Mary Jane reports, 1856-1858 -- Varina leads and leaves as Abby drops by, 1859-1861 -- Rose goes to jail, Jessie goes to the White House, Dorothea goes to work, 1861 -- Rose is released, Clara goes to war, Louisa May briefly nurses, 1862 -- Lizzie reports on the action, Janet goes to camp, Louisa takes charge, 1863 -- Anna speaks, Jessie campaigns (again), Sojourner visits, 1864 -- One Mary leaves, one Mary hangs, and Lois writes about it all, 1865 -- Virginia and Varina return, Sara survives, Mary is humiliated, Kate loses, 1866-1868.

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