Emily Huebner, Dr. Melissa DeVelvis, and Jake Wynn will discuss their favorite Civil War women on this Virtual History Happy Hour on YouTube.
by David Price
Women's History
Education Coordinator John Lustrea will talk with Dr. Stephanie McCurry about her book Women’s War: Fighting and Surviving the American Civil War.
John Lustrea will tell the incredible story of Clara Jones – a forgotten Civil War nurse – on Facebook Live on May 8 at 1:00 PM.
While soldiers marched off to war, the ladies battled on the home front. Meet the remarkable women who shaped Frederick during the Civil War-era.
Clara Jones never stopped caring for people in need after the Civil War. Read about her amazing story.
“Ladies! If you’ve got here you’ll get anywhere.”
After the American Civil War, Clara Barton led the search for over 40,000 missing soldiers … including some who didn’t want to be found.
Schoolteacher Clara Jones engaged in full time hospital work in the summer of 1862.
Step into Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office for a discussion about Washington, D.C.’s 19th century working women: government clerks, humanitarians, and prostitutes.
