How did a shy girl born on a New England farm in 1821 break through the barriers that so often confined women to the domestic sphere?
by David Price
Women's History
Over 400 women disguised themselves as men during the American Civil War. How did they do it?
Many of us associate the Victorian era with an image of a delicate woman swooning on a couch, incapacitated by her monthly visitor. Where did this image originate? And how closely did it hew to the reality of women’s lives in Victorian America?
Victorian Americans, like us, spent a lot of time thinking about how to not get pregnant.
Dr. Mary E. Walker of New York embarked on a crusade to become a surgeon in the Union Army.
Largely forgotten today, Cornelia Hancock was one of the best known and beloved nurses of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
Learn how the Pension Office forced women to fight for survival after the Civil War.
Discover the true history of the “Dragon Lady.”
