"Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865)" . . "Dones." . . "USA" . . "1800 - 1899" . . "Women Social conditions 19th century Poetry Northeastern States." . . "Women in politics Social conditions 19th century Poetry Northeastern States." . . "Femmes États-Unis (nord-est) 19e siècle." . . "Noordelijke Staten." . . "Sezessionskrieg <1861-1865>" . . . . . "Livres électroniques" . . "DAUGHTERS OF THE UNION : NORTHERN WOMEN FIGHT THE CIVIL WAR" . . . . . . "Llibres electrònics" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Daughters of the union : northern women fight the civil war"@en . . . . "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." . "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."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Northern women fight the Civil War" . "Northern women fight the Civil War"@en . "Daughters of the Union northern women fight the Civil War" . "Daughters of the Union northern women fight the Civil War"@en . . . . "Daughters of the Union : northern women fight the Civil War" . "History" . . "History"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Amerikaanse burgeroorlog." . . "History, 19th Century United States." . . "États-Unis" . . "Women History 19th century Poetry Northeastern States." . . "aaWomen azNortheastern States axSocial conditions ay19th century." . . "Rol sexual." . . "American Council of Learned Societies." . . "WOMEN--NORTHEASTERN STATES--HISTORY--19TH CENTURY WOMEN--SOCIAL CONDITIONS--19TH CENTURY WOMEN IN POLITICS--19TH CENTURY." . . "Frauenbewegung." . . "Sex role History 19th century Poetry Northeastern States." . . "Women Northeastern States History 19th century." . . "Women Northeastern States Social conditions 19th century." . . "Femmes." . . "Women Political activity Northeastern States Social conditions 19th century." . . "aaWomen in politics azNortheastern States axSocial conditions ay19th century." . . "Women United States." . . "Femmes Activité politique." . . "Soziale Situation." . . "Femmes et politique États-Unis (nord-est) 19e siècle." . . . . "HISTORY." . . "Women in politics Northeastern States Social conditions 19th century." . . "Rôle selon le sexe États-Unis (nord-est) 19e siècle." . . "Vrouwen." . . "aaSex role azNortheastern States axHistory ay19th century." . . "American Civil War." . . "United States" . . "aaWomen azNortheastern States axHistory ay19th century." . . "Rôle selon le sexe." . . "Sex role Northeastern States History 19th century." . .