Bell Ringer Write answers in your notebook How
Bell Ringer- Write answers in your notebook. �How were women expected to behave at this time in history? �What can you infer about the way men were expected to treat women? �What were women not expected to do, and what were some of the negative consequences they faced if they broke with convention? �To help in the war effort, what activities could be done in the home? �What difficulties did women face if they ventured from their homes in order to work?
Women in the Civil War
Clara Barton �Founder of the American Red Crosshelps victims of war and disasters �Helped in sending bandages, food, and clothing that would later be distributed during the Civil War �Gained permission to work on the front lines
�Appointed as the "lady in charge" of the hospitals at the front of the Army of the James � "Angel of the Battlefield" �Later contributed to the women’s suffrage movement with Susan B. Anthony.
Sarah Edmonds �Canadian born woman who dressed as a man so she could find a job in America �Enlisted under her alias “Frank Thompson” and joined the Michigan Infantry � Acted as nurse on the battlefield
�Became mail carrier �Wrote memoirs of spying on the Confederates, battled at the Battle of Williamsburg � Fell off of a mule and had serious injuries � Became full time nurse
Harriet Tubman �Abolitionist � “Conductor” of Underground Railroad � “My people must go free” �Returned to the South 19 times to lead slaves to freedom
�Had intelligence of the land natives �Eluded bounty hunters �Bounty as high as 40, 000 dollars �Never lost a fugitive �Freed over 300 slaves
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