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The Role of Women in the Civil War



Most people wouldn't guess, but women contributed very much to the Civil War. Women went into the war to become nurses and aid injured soldiers. Some women even secretly enlisted and became soldiers themselves. It was very dangerous to enlist as a woman because female solders were illegal at the time. Women were given a completely different title after the war of not just maids or housewives. This changed many peoples perspectives on women. During the Civil War, there were between 2,000 and 5,000 nurses who volunteered to aid the injured soldiers. It may not seem like it, but nursing in the Civil War was far more gruesome than you could possibly imagine. Peoples limbs were being amputated and infections were being treated at all times. While some women were in battle and caring for wounded soldiers, other women were working in factories to make clothes for the men and women and held charities to gather food for them. There are many women from the time during the Civil War that have gone down in history for many things. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which was on the topic of one of the many reasons for the start of the Civil War: slavery. Clara Barton was a nurse in the Civil War who founded the Red Cross organization that is still available today. Mary Todd Lincoln was the first lady at the time, married to Abraham Lincoln who was the president and leader of the Union in the war. Rose O'Neal Greenhow who was a dedicated secessionist and was a spy in the war. She was a leader in Washington society and was greatly credited with helping the Confederacy.

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