The Resource Daughters of the Union : northern women fight the Civil War, Nina Silber
Daughters of the Union : northern women fight the Civil War, Nina Silber
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- Summary
- Of the most overlooked and least understood participants in the American Civil War: the women of the North. Unlike their Confederate counterparts, who were often caught in the midst of the conflict, most Northern women remained far from the dangers of battle. Nonetheless, they enlisted in the Union cause on their home ground, and the experience transformed their lives. Nina Silber traces the emergence of a new sense of self and citizenship among the women left behind by Union soldiers. She offers a complex account, bolstered by women's own words from diaries and letters, of the changes in activity and attitude wrought by the war. Women became wage-earners, participants in partisan politics, and active contributors to the war effort. But even as their political and civic identities expanded, they were expected to subordinate themselves to male-dominated government and military bureaucracies. Silber's arresting tale fills an important gap in women's history. She shows the women of the North--many for the first time--discovering their patriotism as well as their ability to confront new economic and political challenges, even as they encountered the obstacles of wartime rule. The Civil War required many women to act with greater independence in running their households and in expressing their political views. It brought women more firmly into the civic sphere and ultimately gave them new public roles, which would prove crucial starting points for the late-nineteenth-century feminist struggle for social and political equality
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Contents
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- Summoned to War, Charged to Patriotism
- Loyalties in Conflict
- The Economic Battlefront
- Domesticity under Siege
- From Patriots to Partisans, and Back Again
- Aiding the Cause, Serving the State
- Saving the Sick, Healing the Nation
- Wartime Emancipation
- American Women and the Enduring Power of the State
- An Ambiguous Legacy
- Isbn
- 9780674016774
- Label
- Daughters of the Union : northern women fight the Civil War
- Title
- Daughters of the Union
- Title remainder
- northern women fight the Civil War
- Statement of responsibility
- Nina Silber
- Title variation
- Northern women fight the Civil War
- Subject
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- Amerikaanse burgeroorlog
- Frauenbewegung
- History, 19th Century -- United States
- Sex role -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century
- Sezessionskrieg
- Soziale Situation
- USA -- Nordoststaaten
- American Civil War
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
- Vrouwen
- Women -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century
- Women -- Northeastern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Women -- Political activity -- Northeastern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Women -- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Of the most overlooked and least understood participants in the American Civil War: the women of the North. Unlike their Confederate counterparts, who were often caught in the midst of the conflict, most Northern women remained far from the dangers of battle. Nonetheless, they enlisted in the Union cause on their home ground, and the experience transformed their lives. Nina Silber traces the emergence of a new sense of self and citizenship among the women left behind by Union soldiers. She offers a complex account, bolstered by women's own words from diaries and letters, of the changes in activity and attitude wrought by the war. Women became wage-earners, participants in partisan politics, and active contributors to the war effort. But even as their political and civic identities expanded, they were expected to subordinate themselves to male-dominated government and military bureaucracies. Silber's arresting tale fills an important gap in women's history. She shows the women of the North--many for the first time--discovering their patriotism as well as their ability to confront new economic and political challenges, even as they encountered the obstacles of wartime rule. The Civil War required many women to act with greater independence in running their households and in expressing their political views. It brought women more firmly into the civic sphere and ultimately gave them new public roles, which would prove crucial starting points for the late-nineteenth-century feminist struggle for social and political equality
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Silber, Nina
- Dewey number
- 973.7/082/0974
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E628
- LC item number
- .S55 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- WZ 70 AA1
- NLM item number
- S55 2005
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- Women
- Women
- Women
- Sex role
- Vrouwen
- Amerikaanse burgeroorlog
- Frauenbewegung
- Sezessionskrieg
- Soziale Situation
- USA
- American Civil War
- Women
- History, 19th Century
- Label
- Daughters of the Union : northern women fight the Civil War, Nina Silber
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Summoned to War, Charged to Patriotism -- Loyalties in Conflict -- The Economic Battlefront -- Domesticity under Siege -- From Patriots to Partisans, and Back Again -- Aiding the Cause, Serving the State -- Saving the Sick, Healing the Nation -- Wartime Emancipation -- American Women and the Enduring Power of the State -- An Ambiguous Legacy
- Control code
- ocm56685208
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674016774
- Lccn
- 2004059779
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o56685208
- (OCoLC)56685208
- Label
- Daughters of the Union : northern women fight the Civil War, Nina Silber
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Summoned to War, Charged to Patriotism -- Loyalties in Conflict -- The Economic Battlefront -- Domesticity under Siege -- From Patriots to Partisans, and Back Again -- Aiding the Cause, Serving the State -- Saving the Sick, Healing the Nation -- Wartime Emancipation -- American Women and the Enduring Power of the State -- An Ambiguous Legacy
- Control code
- ocm56685208
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674016774
- Lccn
- 2004059779
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o56685208
- (OCoLC)56685208
Subject
- Amerikaanse burgeroorlog
- Frauenbewegung
- History, 19th Century -- United States
- Sex role -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century
- Sezessionskrieg
- Soziale Situation
- USA -- Nordoststaaten
- American Civil War
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
- Vrouwen
- Women -- Northeastern States -- History -- 19th century
- Women -- Northeastern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Women -- Political activity -- Northeastern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Women -- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
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