Synopses & Reviews
The first reference work to draw together the stories and studies of women in the American Civil War, this annotated bibliography offers access to the literature that documents the history of women who experienced the war, changed it, and were changed by it. Offering nearly 800 entries, it lists both primary and secondary sources, classic and current works, and items in print and available on the Internet. Drawing together over one hundred years of writings, Women in the American Civil War: An Annotated Bibliography is an invaluable resource for readers and researchers interested in this neglected topic.
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This book is, in a word, excellent....McDevitt's exhaustive research produced nearly eight hundred published sources (both traditional and Internet-based), all of which appear in her bibliography accompanied by thoughtful and critical annotation....McDevitt truly leaves no subject unexamined and no stone unturned. North and South, Union and Confederate, are fully represented. Iomen and the American Civil War: An Annotated Bibliography is a remarkable acheivement, and a much-needed addition to bibliographies both in gender studies and in military history.Military History
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[A]n excellent introduction to the topic, and one that lists all of the important resources and will be indispensable to reference librarians in libraries of all sizes.College &Research Libraries
Review
McDevitt's impressive scholarly work brings together writings, often difficult to locate in the massive Civil War literature, by and about women who contributed to the war effort in diverse ways. Ten topical chapters are arranged by women's participation as soldiers, scouts, or relief agents and by their less familiar roles in public life, as military or political wives, or on the wrong side of the law....no comparable work covers the breadth of women's participation in the Civil War. This bibliography will be the standard for years to come. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and higher.Choice
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This is an excellent, comprehensive and well-conceived volume ... it would be a useful guide for any Civil War historian to have to hand.History
Synopsis
The first reference work to draw together the stories and studies of women in the American Civil War, this annotated bibliography offers access to the literature that documents the history of women who experienced the war, changed it, and were changed by it. Offering nearly 800 entries, it lists both primary and secondary sources, classic and current works, and items in print and available on the Internet. Drawing together over one hundred years of writings, Women in the American Civil War: An Annotated Bibliography is an invaluable resource for readers and researchers interested in this neglected topic.
Synopsis
Presents a list of sources for research on women in the American Civil War.
About the Author
THERESA R. MCDEVITT has been a government publications/reference librarian and subject bibliographer in the humanities for nearly two decades.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Reference Works
Introductory Works and Anthologies
Soldier's Aid
Medical and Relief Services
Aid to Freed People
Economic Challenges and Opportunities
Women in the War Zone
Spies, Scouts, Smugglers, and Raiders
Women in Camp
Other Topics Not Fully Explored
Author Index
Subject Index