Archive for the ‘Women in history’ Category
The other side of Swisshelm’s rage–Confederate women, the hated Yankees, and calculations to preserve home
Posted by: The staff on April 10, 2011
Bitterness unchecked: Jane Swisshelm reflects on the women of Fredericksburg in 1866
Posted by: The staff on March 30, 2011
Slavery and motherhood for the mistress
Posted by: The staff on March 15, 2011
A slave reacts to Union defeat at Fredericksburg–strategizing for freedom
Posted by: The staff on February 19, 2011
Joy and sorrow: the state of the war in Fredericksburg, 1863–a letter from Jennie Goolrick
Posted by: The staff on December 4, 2010
The 1861 scarlet fever epidemic–the worst human disaster in Fredericksburg’s history (excepting battles, of course)
Posted by: The staff on October 15, 2010
The Women of Fredericksburg Mobilize
Posted by: The staff on October 3, 2010
