Capital dames: the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868 [First edition] 9780062002761, 9780062002778, 9780062199287, 0062199285
A companion to the best-selling Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty documents the experiences, influence and contribu
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Table of contents :
Meet the women of Washington, 1848-1856 --
Jessie runs for president but Harriet takes the White House and Mary Jane reports, 1856-1858 --
Varina leads and leaves as Abby drops by, 1859-1861 --
Rose goes to jail, Jessie goes to the White House, Dorothea goes to work, 1861 --
Rose is released, Clara goes to war, Louisa May briefly nurses, 1862 --
Lizzie reports on the action, Janet goes to camp, Louisa takes charge, 1863 --
Anna speaks, Jessie campaigns (again), Sojourner visits, 1864 --
One Mary leaves, one Mary hangs, and Lois writes about it all, 1865 --
Virginia and Varina return, Sara survives, Mary is humiliated, Kate loses, 1866-1868.
Meet the women of Washington, 1848-1856 --
Jessie runs for president but Harriet takes the White House and Mary Jane reports, 1856-1858 --
Varina leads and leaves as Abby drops by, 1859-1861 --
Rose goes to jail, Jessie goes to the White House, Dorothea goes to work, 1861 --
Rose is released, Clara goes to war, Louisa May briefly nurses, 1862 --
Lizzie reports on the action, Janet goes to camp, Louisa takes charge, 1863 --
Anna speaks, Jessie campaigns (again), Sojourner visits, 1864 --
One Mary leaves, one Mary hangs, and Lois writes about it all, 1865 --
Virginia and Varina return, Sara survives, Mary is humiliated, Kate loses, 1866-1868.
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