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Women in the American Revolution
Women played critical roles in the American Revolution and subsequent War for Independence. Historian Cokie Roberts considers these women our Founding...
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Women in the Civil War
Historian DeAnne Blanton discusses the crucial role that women played both on and off the field during the Civil War. DeAnne is a founding member of...
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Female Soldiers in the Civil War
The American Battlefield Trust's untold story of female soldiers in the Civil War.
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Female Nurses During the Civil War
Learn about the roles of female nurses on and off of a Civil War battlefield.
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Louisa May Alcott
Despite being one of the most influential American authors of the 20th century, Louisa May Alcott’s resume goes well beyond her published works. Born...
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Mary Fields
Mary Fields, better known as “Stagecoach Mary,” is both a physical and symbolic pioneer. Not only did Mary Fields traverse the rigorous Montana...
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Challenging the Norm: Indiana’s Lovina McCarthy Streight
Tiffany Yeung, West Lafayette, Indiana Youth Leadership Team 2020-2021 While March may be known as Women’s History Month, it is always a good time to...
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Walking in the Shoes of Theodosia Ford
Sahar Tartak, Great Neck, New York Youth Leadership Team 2020-2021 When we learn about Revolutionary War battles — such as the 1777 Battle of...
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We must remember the woman who sought to “burst every chain of wrong”
Francesca Lanese, Grove City, Ohio Youth Leadership Team 2020-2021 Great women of years past have too often been forgotten by the history books. And...
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Fighting in Disguise
Ashlyn O’Neill, Stewartstown, Pennsylvania Youth Leadership Team 2020-2021 We don’t often talk about girl power when discussing the Civil War. This is...
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10 Facts: Harriet Tubman
Explore ten crucial facts about Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist, spy, nurse, suffragette, and former slave who worked tirelessly to free enslaved...
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Mary Thompson
People had been living peacefully in and around Gettysburg for more than 75 years before the Civil War brought mighty armies to the town and forever...