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The battle for women’s pensions reveals the shifting ideas of government, gender, responsibility, and independence in the aftermath of the Civil War.
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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.
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Clara Jones never stopped caring for people in need after the Civil War. Read about her amazing story.
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Largely forgotten today, Cornelia Hancock was one of the best known and beloved nurses of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
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Discover the story behind the real hoop skirt assassin.
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Clara Barton was thirty-nine and on her second career when the Civil War started. That didn’t stop her from getting involved, making a difference, and ultimately changing the world.
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