Category: Women and Gender
An Irish Soldier Between Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
The Union loss at Chancellorsville was felt on the home front as well as on the battlefield. For the immigrant soldier Peter Welsh, the home front…
Grave of General John C. Fremont Pathfinder of the West and Jessie Benton Fremont
If I was to ask you where John C. Fremont was buried, you might answer “In the Rocky Mountains?” Makes sense. Fremont was the “Pathfinder…
Where Varina and Winne Davis Lived After Jefferson Davis’s Death
A fine hotel from the 19th Century where Varina Davis and her daughter Winnie lived after Jefferson Davis’s death is still standing and is a…
Lowell National Historic Park Has Its Exhibits Under Scrutiny for Violating the Presidents Order
Lowell’s National Historic Park in Massachusetts is an excellent place to learn about immigrant and women workers throughout the Industrial Revolution. It also offers lessons…
Charlotte Forten Grimke Statue in Salem, Massachusetts
If you ever go to Salem, Massachusetts to visit both the historic sites in the town and to fund the whacky tourist industry focused on…
Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy by Elizabeth Varon
Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy by Elizabeth Varon published by…
Extended Trailer for Civil War Spy Miniseries “The Gray House” Just Released
“The Gray House” is a new miniseries coming out on Amazon Prime on February 26, 2026. From Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner, it depicts the…
Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Awarded to Edda L. Fields-Black for COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War,
This month the 2025 Lincoln Prize from the Gilder Lehrman Institute was awarded to Edda L. Fields-Black, author of COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River…
Executive Order Looking at Rewriting History at Smithsonian and National Park System
Tonight the President has issued a new Executive Order that identifies the Smithsonian and the National Park Service as deceptively depicting American history. The new…
Female Civil War Nurses Scrubbed from Defense Department’s Web Site
Military.Com has discovered that the Defense Department has scrubbed an article on its web site that detailed the history of women nurses recruited during the…