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Capital dames, the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868, Cokie Roberts

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Capital dames, the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868, Cokie Roberts

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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collective biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Capital dames

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

906028968

Responsibility statement

Cokie Roberts

Sub title

the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868

Summary

A companion to the best-selling Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty documents the experiences, influence and contributions of women during the American Civil War

Table Of Contents

Meet the women of Washington, 1848-1856 -- Jessie runs for president but Harriet takes the White House and Mary Jane reports, 1856-1858 -- Varina leads and leaves as Abby drops by, 1859-1861 -- Rose goes to jail, Jessie goes to the White House, Dorothea goes to work, 1861 -- Rose is released, Clara goes to war, Louisa May briefly nurses, 1862 -- Lizzie reports on the action, Janet goes to camp, Louisa takes charge, 1863 -- Anna speaks, Jessie campaigns (again), Sojourner visits, 1864 -- One Mary leaves, one Mary hangs, and Lois writes about it all, 1865 -- Virginia and Varina return, Sara survives, Mary is humiliated, Kate loses, 1866-1868

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868

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