Title: Capital dames
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.
Subjects: Women in politics, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), History, Politicians' spouses, Biography, Women, Women, united states, biography, Women, political activity, Reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877), Women, united states, history, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, women, Washington (d.c.), history, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, biography
Places: United States, Washington (D.C.)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865, 1815-1861, 19th century