Army at Home Women and the Civil War on the Northern Home Front

Name: Army at Home Women and the Civil War on the Northern Home Front
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ISBN: 9780807872635

ISBN-10: 0807872636

ISBN-13: 9780807872635

Edition: 2012

Authors: Judith Giesberg

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Introducing readers to women whose Civil War experiences have long been ignored, Judith Giesberg examines the lives of working-class women in the North, for whom the home front was a battlefield of its own.Black and white working-class women managed farms that had been left without a male head of household, worked in munitions factories, made uniforms, and located and cared for injured or dead soldiers. As they became more active in their new roles, they became visible as political actors, writing letters, signing petitions, moving (or refusing to move) from their homes, and confronting civilian and military officials.At the heart of the book are stories of women who fought the draft in New…

Book details

List price: $37.50
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 8/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English