Yankee Women: Gender Battles in the Civil War

"Vivid. . . . Yankee Woman forms a valuable contribution to the study of a pivotal event in American history and credibly delves beneath the hagiographies to the messy politics of women's involvement in what was for them a new arena of public life." -Julie Wheelwright, London Sunday Times

Yankee Woman examines the experiences of women in the Civil War and, in particular, the lives of three courageous and independent women: one a frontline nurse, the second a community organizer, and the thir...