Book about women in civil war

Harriet beecher stowes widely successful novel, uncle toms cabin, first published in 1852, demonstrated american womens fullscale entry into the worlds of publishing and political commentary. Womens war stephanie mccurry harvard university press. In this revealing social history, massey focuses on many famous women, including nurses dorothea dix, clara barton, and mother bickerdyke. A thoughprovoking collection of stories focusing on women during the civil war and also all written by women. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the. The civil war wrought cataclysmic changes in the lives of american women on both sides of the conflict. Little women by louisa may alcott, mary chesnuts civil war by c. Civil war fiction featuring women 108 books goodreads.

Life and death in hitlers concentration camp for women by sarah helm. Civil war women reference book titles american civil war. Civil war the untold story s01e05 with malice toward none full episode duration. Trying to name the top dozen civil war books of all time is, admittedly, a brazen act on my part. As stephanie mccurry points out in this gem of a book, many historians who view the american civil war as a peoples war nevertheless. Nevertheless, the books on this list are, indeed, my alltime favorites.

These books portray women as heroines just before, during and after the civil war. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Vann woodward, hospital sketches by louisa may alcott, my w. The book begins with an introduction, providing historical context as to why. Buy the women of the english civil war 1 by cooper evans, margaret, evans, andrew isbn. The battles of three women at home and at war by helen thorpe. Stowes book, the bestselling novel of the nineteenth century, supported the abolitionist cause and helped fuel tensions leading up to the war. Warriors, patriots, nurses, and spies history compass only 14 left in stock more on the way. Munitions workers in the great war by angela woollacott.