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Role Of Women During The Civil War

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Role of Women during the Civil War
War quickly permeated and transformed every aspect of life in the South in the spring of 1861.
The Confederacy's leaders realized that they could only win the war with the full moral and
material support of its women. As husbands and fathers departed for the battlefield and
politicians and journalists urged civilians to do their patriotic duty, white women were
confronted with the strange new expectation of demonstrating authority and civic involvement.
The exigencies of war encouraged white women to develop a political outlook and prove their
patriotism, in contrast to the antebellum period when they were considered too delicate and pure
to become entangled in the public world of politics. Many Confederate women sewed
presentation flags for local regiments or became involved in organizations that sponsored every
cause from aiding soldiers to supplying hospitals to arming gunboats. Others contributed through
unofficial channels, such as making and sending food and clothing to enlisted men. Some
vocalized their newfound political identities in letters to government officials, newspapers, and
even their husbands. A few Southern women went as far as becoming spies or disguising
themselves as men and enlisting in the army to demonstrate their patriotism

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Surname 1 Name: Professor: Course: Date: Role of Women during the Civil War War quickly permeated and transformed every aspect of life in the South in the spring of 1861. The Confederacy's leaders realized that they could only win the war with the full moral and material support of its women. As husbands and fathers departed for the battlefield and politicians and journalists urged civilians to do their patriotic duty, white women were confronted with the strange new expectation of demonstrating authority and civic involvement. The exigencies of war encouraged white women to develop a p ...
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