Capital dames

By Cokie Roberts

Subjects: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Biography, Women, Women, united states, biography, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, women, Reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877), Washington (d.c.), history, Women, political activity, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, biography, Women in politics, Politicians' spouses, Women, united states, history, History

Description: Women keep the Union united as men take to the Civil War battlefield. Readers meet the female journalists, nurses, and relief workers who kept the country strong while women embraced their increased level of independence at a crucial time in our nation's history.