Women in The Civil War

1. Women in The Civil War By: Katrina, Anita, and Brigh

2. Harriet Beecher Stowe • wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • When she met Abraham Lincoln he said, "so you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war.” • This was said because she wrote The story that tore the North and South apart because of there views

3. Harriet Tubman • Harriet helped the Union Army • She made the underground railroad which helped the slaves escape. • She did this because she wanted to free all the slaves forced into slavery • Harriet had other African Americans help her as spies • This was another factor in the start to the civil war

4. Clara Barton • Refused to take payment so it could help the war and dedicated herself and time to aid wounded soldiers • Went out to battle field and helped soldiers • Founded the red cross and was president for 22 years

5. Rose O’Neal Greenhow • Moved from her farm in Maryland to her aunts boarding house in Washington D.C. • Rose’s personality adapted her to the social scene of the capital • People opened their doors to her in Washington • Confederate spy.

6. Rose O’Neal Greenhow • When war broke out Rose used her contacts and talents to provide General P.G.T Beauregard with information about the union rout at First Bull Run

7. Lucretia Mott • She was a social reformer. • She organized the Seneca Falls Convention • She then devoted her time to Women's Rights

8. Belle Boyd • She carried medicines, information, and carrying weapons for Beauregard and Jackson • In 1862 she went to prison in 1863 she was transferred to another prison then was set free because of her health • Became an actress after the war

9. Mary Bickerdyke • She joined Fort Donelson at a field hospital • She was one of the first to work on a hospital boat • She helped the hurt soldiers in Cairo, Louisville and St. Louis • Chief nurse at Ulysses S. Grant

10. Mary Elizabeth Bowser • Mary was born as a slave to her owner John Van Lew. • Van Lew's daughter, and her mother freed his slaves after he died. • Mary served as a spy for Ulysses S. Grant.

11. Nancy Morgan Hart • holding six British soldiers at gunpoint, but this is only one of her patriotic efforts against the British. • Nancy began to hate the Union troops. • Career as a Confederate Spy began.

12. Kady Brownell • Only female to receive discharge papers from the Union • became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic September 1870. • in 1884 she received her $8 pension

13. Mary Boykin Chesnut • taught the slaves how to read and write • wrote famous diaries about the Civil War, which were later published

14. Pauline Cushman • Union spy • Actress, then a Civil War spy who and got captured and was going to be executed by the South • Rescued three days before she was executed and she was given the honor of having the name Major by President Abraham Lincoln.

15. Sally Tompkins • She founded her own private hospital. • most hospitals closed because they couldn't get medical supplies • her hospital had the highest recovery rate • Confederate President Davis allowed her to keep it open.