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Women's Contribution to the Civil War How did women contribute to the war effort? Make sure to give specific details about particular women during this Civil War Era. Please include information from both your textbook and the websites provided. The Civil War was a defining moment in the evolution of women's roles in society. The majority of women's work was done at home before to the Civil War. Women were required to cook and clean in order to make the home comfortable for the family and presentable for visitors. When the Civil War started, however women's attention was drawn away from the home and toward the outside world. Many women volunteered to help in the war effort. They worked in a number of capacities, including cooking, nursing, and front-line combat. Some women joined the fight in order to be a part of their loved ones' ordeals. For the first time in American history, women played a significant role in the war effort. During the Civil War, women took on a number of roles. They weren't just observers as the events in front of them transpired. They served as nurses and laundresses for both Union and Confederate forces on the battlefield. Women rushed to hospitals in their cities where injured troops were being treated. Prior to the Civil War, nursing was mostly a home-based vocation for women. Men made up the majority of professional nurses. Nursing became a public profession after the Civil War, and the women who served as nurses throughout the war paved the way for future nurses. Others went to the camps in order to avoid being separated from their families. Others, on the other hand, chose to take up a gun and fire back at the enemies. Women have taken control of their own businesses. While their husbands were at war, they took over the running of their farms. Because their actions during the war—in running the family business, operating the family farm, and bringing harvests out of the field—showed that women were capable and could accomplish more than Victorian society had previously assumed, this was a significant step forward in the march for women's freedom. Women of different races and social classes contributed to the American Civil War. While the Civil War gave chances for women to work outside of traditional gender roles and the house, it did not result in long-term changes in how women in America were regarded and treated. The color and social status of a woman had a significant impact on her treatment and experience. Despite the fact that women were not permitted to participate in the Civil War, it is thought that over 400 women posed as males and fought, sometimes without their true identities being exposed. By the end of the war, many Americans' perceptions of "true womanhood" had shifted as a result of these experiences. Recourses:

American Battlefield Trust. Women During the Civil War: The Civil War in Four Minutes https://youtu.be/ufdcQVVFkbc Frank, Lisa T. (2020) "Women during the Civil War." New Georgia Encyclopedia. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/women-during-civil-war Melissa Strong, (2016) Women in the Civil War. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://dp.la/primary-source-sets/women-in-the-civil-war Strayer, R. W., & Nelson, E. (2016). Ways of the world: a brief global history with sources (3rd ed., Vol. 2, Since the Fifteenth Century)

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