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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.
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
Reconstruction and Southern Women 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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- Peter S. Carmichael Director Gettysburg College->Civil War Institute
- Catherine Clinton Professor University of Texas at San Antonio->History
- Sarah Gardner Professor Mercer University->History Department
- Judith Giesberg Professor Villanova University->History Department
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