A Tribute to Women in the Civil War
From the National Park Service (NPS)
Saturday, March 16
2:30pm - 3:30pm
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2019-03-16 14:30:00
2019-03-16 15:30:00
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A Tribute to Women in the Civil War
Learn about the various roles women played in the U.S. Civil War: from physicians, nurses, spies and even undercover soldiers.
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
Second FloorLearn about the various roles women played in the U.S. Civil War: from physicians, nurses, spies and even undercover soldiers.
This free interpretive program about the daring women who participated in the Civil War will be presented by an NPS ranger from the Civil War Defenses of Washington division. Pictured is Dorothea Dix, who was appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses for the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War (her role was featured in the PBS Civil War drama Mercy Street.)
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
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