The Widow Maker
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesLearn how the Pension Office forced women to fight for survival after the Civil War.
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After the War Series
Weeping No More
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesSouthern black women artfully navigated the U.S. pension bureaucracy to gain recognition as Union widows. Dr. Brandi Brimmer tells all.
Troubled Refuge
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesExplore what contraband camps were really like and how former slaves and Union soldiers warily united to forge a new version of citizenship.
Seeking Asylum
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesHistorian Craig Swenson will discuss the turbulent process of securing medical care for mentally ill African Americans after the Civil War.
