During the 19th Century, women started to realize their potential to help the nation. They wanted to get out of the old traditions forced on them and start a new era for women in America. The Civil War was one of the most gruesome wars America was ever involved in and women were a major part of the war on both sides. Women were involved on both sides of the war and thousands of women joined each side to volunteer as teachers, spies, factory workers, and nurses. Even though women did not have many rights, they were a big factor for the war.
More than 400 women had disguised themselves as men in order to fight for the Union or the Confederacy. In the North, men and women did everything in their power to win the war. The women supplied the men
More than 400 women had disguised themselves as men in order to fight for the Union or the Confederacy. In the North, men and women did everything in their power to win the war. The women supplied the men