The Civil War
Reconstruction and Southern Women
2016-08-27T17:59:34-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTc5XC8yMDE2MDgyNzE5MDg0MDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Scholars talked about perceptions of women, both white and black, at the end of the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era. Topics included how movies such as Gone with the Wind and Birth of a Nation have shaped the historical idea of Southern womanhood. They also spoke about how Southern women viewed themselves, as revealed through personal journals of the period.
This event was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute.
Scholars talked about perceptions of women, both white and black, at the end of the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era. Topics incl…
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Scholars talked about perceptions of women, both white and black, at the end of the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era. Topics included how movies such as Gone with the Wind and Birth of a Nation have shaped the historical idea of Southern womanhood. They also spoke about how Southern women viewed themselves, as revealed through personal journals of the period.
This event was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute. close
This event was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute.
Scholars talked about perceptions of women, both white and black, at the end of the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era. Topics incl… read more
Scholars talked about perceptions of women, both white and black, at the end of the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era. Topics included how movies such as Gone with the Wind and Birth of a Nation have shaped the historical idea of Southern womanhood. They also spoke about how Southern women viewed themselves, as revealed through personal journals of the period.
This event was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute. close
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