Women in American Life 1861-1880: Civil War, Recovery and Westward Expansion
- 1988 ----- b & w ----- 15 min ----- vhs
- Historical photographs selected from dozens of photo archives throughout the country examine U.S. history covering the daily life experiences, work lives, and involvement with social issues of women from a wide variety of geographic, racial and ethnic populations. Subjects covered: Women's contributions to the war effort on both sides of the conflict; emancipation's impact on the lives of Black women in the South; the development of new employment opportunities in the North; westward expansion; the early leaders and controversies of the women's rights movement.
- Topics: (American Ethnic Studies, History: American, Women Studies)
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