Capital dames
Subtitle: the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868
By: Cokie Roberts
Edition: First HarperLuxe edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 737
ISBN-13: 9780062393197
Subjects: Women in politics; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); History; Politicians' spouses; Biography; Women
Other titles: Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868
Description: Women keep the Union united as men take to the Civil War battlefield. Readers meet the female journalists, nurses, and relief workers who kept the country strong while women embraced their increased level of independence at a crucial time in our nation's history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 715-735).
Table of contents: title: Meet the women of Washington, 1848-1856; title: Jessie runs for president but Harriet takes the White House and Mary Jane reports, 1856-1858; title: Varina leads and leaves as Abby drops by, 1859-1861; title: Rose goes to jail, Jessie goes to the White House, Dorothea goes to work, 1861; title: Rose is released, Clara goes to war, Louisa May briefly nurses, 1862; title: Lizzie reports on the action, Janet goes to camp, Louisa takes charge, 1863; title: Anna speaks, Jessie campaigns (again), Sojourner visits, 1864; title: One Mary leaves, one Mary hangs, and Lois writes about it all, 1865; title: Virginia and Varina return, Sara survives, Mary is humiliated, Kate loses, 1866-1868.