Civil War Personalities- June 2012 Newsletter

When we learn about the Civil War in school, the focus is always on the battles and the famous and infamous battlegrounds. There are also stories about the Generals (both Union and Confederate) and their battle strategies. We don’t learn about some of the fascinating women whose contributions were important during that very difficult time in our country’s history. In this month’s newsletter, we provide you some tidbits about Mary Edwards Walker, Sally Tompkins, Pauline Cushman, and Belle Boyd.

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Her Story Blogged About in Feminist Review

Feminist Review blog believes that all opinions – positive and critical – are valuable and seeks to give voice to feminist-review-june-2008_page_2communities that remain on the margins. Our mission is to write reviews from feminist perspectives to explore the world through an anti-oppression lens. We recognize that there are many feminisms and provide a space where those differences can be represented and explored. (That means we want you to add your opinions too.)

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