Women During the Civil War ― An Encyclopedia

Many works have described women who contributed to or were affected by the 1861-1865 war, but Harper considers the experiences of women from all regions, races, classes, and leading ethnic groups during the conflict even if their lives were relatively untouched by it. She draws on published contemporary accounts, published and unpublished diaries and correspondence, and other sources to describe the experiences of white women of the North and South, African-American women born free or in slavery, Native American women, Mexican-American women, frontier women of the west, and immigrant women. Most of the entries cite individual women, but others look at such topics as bread rebellions, Fort Sumter, and girlhood and adolescence. Each suggests further reading. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Judith E. Harper is an independent scholar and professional writer specializing in American history. She is the author of Susan B. Anthony: A Biographical Companion and African-Americans During the Revolutionary War. She has contributed articles to the Encyclopedia of New England Culture, the Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery, Gay and Lesbian Biography and Feminist Writers.