Reconstruction and Southern Women
2016-08-27T17:59:34-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/579/20160827190840003_hd.jpgScholars 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.
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… 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.
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