Society for Women in the Civil War: A Range of Topics
/From a variety of primary sources, and from Mount Vernon to the Far West and back again.
Read MoreBlogging about abolitionist Julia Wilbur, the Civil War, Alexandria, women's rights, and more
From a variety of primary sources, and from Mount Vernon to the Far West and back again.
Read MoreWith my own research in mind, I can't resist proposing Julia Wilbur and Harriet Jacobs as two other real-life heroines of Mercy Street.
Read MoreOne of Mercy Street's characters with perhaps the most compelling back story (not that we know much of it, at least not now) is Aurelia, the African American laundress who is victimized by the brutish steward, Mr. Bullen. I don't remember if they specifically refer to her as a "contraband," but I know the word came up during the program. Here's a little background.
Read MoreTwo staff members from the Library of Virginia came up to Alexandria yesterday to explain some of the resources in the collection in Richmond or online.
Read MoreAfrican American women made up about 10% of the Union hospital nurse workforce.
Read MorePaula Tarnapol Whitacre's website with a focus on her forthcoming biography on abolitionist Julia Wilbur.