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    The story of the women's part in the Civil War tends to be overlooked. Some disguised themselves as men, others served as spies and nurses. Women in the North and South said their goodbyes to their loved ones. Enslaved women who were on the track to freedom struggled in the transition.

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    The story of the women's part in the Civil War tends to be overlooked. Some disguised themselves as men, others served as spies and nurses. Women in the North and South said their goodbyes to their loved ones. Enslaved women who were on the track to freedom struggled in the transition.

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    The story of the women's part in the Civil War tends to be overlooked. Some disguised themselves as men, others served as spies and nurses. Women in the North and South said their goodbyes to their loved ones. Enslaved women who were on the track to freedom struggled in the transition.

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    HowwaslifelikeforthosewhodidnotfightintheCivilWar?Howdidlifechange?

    Howdoyoubelieve
    itwillbedifferentmovingforward?(Exposuretotheconceptthought&reflection)

    1.What?
    Women
    Art
    Music
    Literature
    NativeAmericans
    FreeBlacks
    Others

    http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/Women_and_the_Civil_War.pdf
    http://www.history.com/topics/americancivilwar/womeninthecivilwar

    Whilehistoryrecountsmuchofthefailuresandsuccessesofmenonthebattlefield,Thestoryof
    thewomen'spartintheCivilWartendstobeoverlooked.Somewomendisguisedthemselvesasmen,
    othersservedasspiesandnurses,andtheresthadtocompensateforthelackofmenintheirsocietyonce
    theywereallsentofftothebattlefield.Eventheenslavedwomenwhowereonthetracktofreedom
    struggledinthetransition.WomenintheNorthandSouthsaidtheirgoodbyestotheirlovedones
    includingtheirfathers,husbands,andsonsandtriedtheirbesttostayinvolvedinthewarthatwastaking
    placerightoutsideoftheirdoorstepinawarthatwouldultimatelychangethecourseoftheirlives.
    Priortothewar,womenwerebeginningtotakemoreofafirmroleinsocietyastheywere
    gettingmoreandmoreopportunities.Theywereofferedastrongereducation,morerights,andaccessto

    manufacturedgoods.DuringtheSecondGreatAwakening,womenevenbecameactiveparticipantsin
    religiousrevivals.Womenweregivenmoreofavoiceinsocietyandtheyusedthatvoicetogetmore
    involvedinreformssuchastheabolitionofslaveryandthecolonizationofformerslaves.However,they
    didnotyetrealizetheeffecttheabolitionofslaveryandtheroadtogetthisabolitionwouldhaveontheir
    livesinthelongrun.
    Asthewarbegan,themenandslavesleftthewomenathomewithanabundanceoftasksthat
    theyhadtocompletetokeeptownsrunningwhilethemenwereaway.Intheend,roughly620,000
    soldierswereleftdeadandwomenhadtotaketheirresponsibilitiesandperformexhaustiveworkat
    home.Thisworkwassoexcruciatingthatitleftalotofwomenratherwantingtofightinthebattleand
    somewomentookaction.Theydressedupasmen(ordidn'tatall)andfoughtalongsidemenandthey
    werenotidentifiedaswomenuntilinjuredorkilled.However,womendidn'thavetofightdirectlyinthe
    wartobeconsideredsomeoftheCivilWar'sgreatestheroes.
    Someofthebravestwomenfoughtthewarfromthesidelinesnursingmenbacktohealth.Ittook
    alotcouragetoworkinthisdangerousenvironmentofmalestrangers,buttheymanagedthechaos.Not
    onlydidtheytendtowounds,buttheypassedoutsupplies,deliveredletters,cookedmeals,anddid
    laundry.Theyeventaughtsomemenhowtoreadandcleanedtheirguns.IntheSouth,thewomen
    providedsuppliesforthemenonthefrontastheydodgedthebulletsofwar.Infact,oneofthemost
    fearedformsofwarfareintheSouthwasguerrillawarfareasthereremainednodistinctionbetween
    soldiersandciviliansleavingmanypeoplewhowerenotdirectlyinvolvedinthewarharmedincluding
    women.
    Someofthemostrenownedwomenwerethewomenwhodecidedtohelpinthewarbyserving
    asspiesanddeliveringmessagesbetweeneachside.Theywoulddiscreetlyhidemessagesintheirskirt
    hoops,corsets,etc.,andsomeofthefamousspiesincludeHarrietTubman,BelleBoyds,andRose

    Greenfolk.Asfortheenslavedwomen,theyhadtheirfairshareofstrugglesastheyhadnoshelteror
    clothesastheywerebeginningtobeliberated.
    Afterthewar,thewomencontributedtopostwarreliefandfreedman'sorganizations.Asthey
    stoodbythewarandthoseinjuredinthewar,manywomenwroteaboutthetalesofthewarandwithout
    them,muchofthewarwouldn'thavebeenrecountedinthedepththatitistoday.Theyareresponsiblefor
    thestoriesfromoffofthebattlefield.Thebattlefieldstoriesaremostlyhisstory,butoffofthebattlefield
    isherstory.Liferemainedmorechallengingforthewomenonceslaverywasabolishedasthewomenhad
    tocompensateforthelackoflabor.Althoughtheywerenotonthebattlefield,thewomenwerefighting
    thisbattlealongsidemenandwithoutthem,thewarwouldhaveresultedinfarmoredeathsandmightnot
    havebeenevenremembered.

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