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Education Coordinator John Lustrea will talk with Dr. Stephanie McCurry about her book Women’s War: Fighting and Surviving the American Civil War.
Read More »John Lustrea will tell the incredible story of Clara Jones – a forgotten Civil War nurse – on Facebook Live on May 8 at 1:00 PM.
Read More »While soldiers marched off to war, the ladies battled on the home front. Meet the remarkable women who shaped Frederick during the Civil War-era.
Read More »Clara Jones never stopped caring for people in need after the Civil War. Read about her amazing story.
Read More »“Ladies! If you’ve got here you’ll get anywhere.”
Read More »After the American Civil War, Clara Barton led the search for over 40,000 missing soldiers … including some who didn’t want to be found.
Read More »Schoolteacher Clara Jones engaged in full time hospital work in the summer of 1862.
Read More »Step into Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office for a discussion about Washington, D.C.’s 19th century working women: government clerks, humanitarians, and prostitutes.
Read More »How did a shy girl born on a New England farm in 1821 break through the barriers that so often confined women to the domestic sphere?
Read More »Over 400 women disguised themselves as men during the American Civil War. How did they do it?
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