Outrageous Women of Civil War Times
Paperback Engels 2003 9780471229261Samenvatting
Fascinating true stories of the most amazing women in American history
They were pioneers and trailblazers, spies and ex–slaves, reformers and first ladies. They became America′s first women nurses, doctors, preachers, and voters. These Outrageous Women of Civil War Times braved the battlefield, fought for their rights, wrote inspiring works–and became heroines!
Among the outrageous women you′ll meet are:
Belle Boyd–a spy for the confederacy who dodged a hail of bullets to deliver key information to General Stonewall Jackson
Susan B. Anthony–the pioneering women′s rights crusader who broke the law in order to vote for Ulysses S. Grant for president
Clara Barton–who cared for Civil War soldiers on the battlefield and founded the American Red Cross
Harriet Tubman–the runaway slave who led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
<p>PART ONE. REFORMERS AND WRITERS.</p>
<p>1. Louisa May Alcott (1832 1888).</p>
<p>2. Amelia Bloomer (1818 1894).</p>
<p>3. Susan B. Anthony (1820 1906).</p>
<p>4. Sojourner Truth (1797 1883).</p>
<p>PART TWO: SAVIORS AND LEADERS.</p>
<p>5. Clara Barton (1821 1912).</p>
<p>6. Dorothea Dix (1802 1887).</p>
<p>7. Harriet Tubman (1820? 1913).</p>
<p>PART THREE: SOLDIERS AND SPIES.</p>
<p>8. Belle Boyd (1844 1900).</p>
<p>9. Pauline Cushman (1833 1893).</p>
<p>10. Loreta Janeta Velázquez (1842 ?).</p>
<p>PART FOUR: THE FIRST LADIES.</p>
<p>11. Mary Todd Lincoln (1818 1882).</p>
<p>12. Varina Howell Davis (1826 1906).</p>
<p>Suggested Reading.</p>
<p>Credits.</p>
<p>Other Outrageous Women of Civil War Times.</p>
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