I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil War America After discovering that ... and Sexuality Studies and African-American Studies and has received several awards for teaching and ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

HISTORY has documented that more than 400 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the Union and Confederate armies ...

Editor's Note: Shauna Devine, Ph.D., is a historian of Civil War and American medicine. She has a Ph.D. in medical history and currently holds a joint appointment as a research fellow at the ...

After World War Two, many women had to leave their jobs as men returned from fighting in the war and replaced them in the workforce. In the 1950s, more women began to challenge their roles as ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the conflict ended, two women sought help from high places to track down ...

African Americans in Civil War Medicine” traveling exhibition will be held at the Luzerne County Community College Library ...