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Women in the Civil War
- A time of hardship and grief
- Women's roles in the war
- Nurses and aid workers
- Spies, scouts, couriers, and saboteurs
- Changes in attitudes after the war
- Words to Know
- People to Know
- Receiving the Dreaded News
- Dorothea Dix, Superintendent of Female Nurses for the Union
- Appreciation for the Contributions of Women in the Civil War
The Civil War had a greater effect on American women than any other conflict in the nation's history. Women from both...
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