Occupied Women: Gender, Military Occupation, and the American Civil War
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (823 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807137170 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This collection of essays is one of those rare books that provides unique insights into women's roles in the Civil War." -- Civil War News"Any scholar or general reader who enjoys women's history or the Civil War will find this collection enlightening." -- Civil War Book Review
"Excellent Book" according to Nik88. Collection of work on the life and experiences of women during the American Civil War. Was required reading for my civil war era seminar class. This is a great book on the topic.. "Five Stars" according to Elizabeth.
Schwalm, Victoria E. Others explore new areas such as the development of military policy with regard to sexual justice. Ritter explore occupation as an incubator of military policies that reflected occupied women's activism. Margaret Creighton, Kristen L. Cashin look at the occupation as part of complex and overlapping differences in race, class, and culture. With their husbands, sons, and fathers away, legions of women took on additional duties formerly handled by males, and many also faced the ordeal of having their homes occupied by enemy troops. By broadening the discussion of the Civil War to inc
She is the author of The Great Southern Babylon: Sex, Race, and Respectability in New Orleans, 1865--1920, winner of the Julia Cherry Spruill Prize for the best book in southern women's history in 2005.. Alecia P. Long is an associate professor of history and director of the Listening to Louisiana Women Oral History Project at Louisiana State University. LeeAnn Whites is a professor of history at the University of Missouri. She is the author of The Civil War as a Crisis in