WOMEN & THE CIVIL WAR

The women in the south during the Civil War cooked and sewed for their soldiers. They provided uniforms, blankets, sandbags and other supplies for entire regiments. They wrote letters to soldiers and worked as untrained nurses in makeshift hospitals. They even cared for wounded soldiers in their home.

THREE IMPORTANT FACTS

• Many southern women, especially the wealthy ones, relied on slaves for everything and never had to do much work.
• The Confederacy has less money and fewer recourses, causing the women to make the soldiers basic needs like food and clothes.

INTERESTING FACTS (CONTINUED)

• In addition to having to do their own plantation and household labor, many slave women had to do the work of their husbands and partners too.

Source used for information:
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