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The Women of the War Unlike most countries around the globe, women in America had been participants of progress. Women had endured the trials of the Frontier. Rugged living conditions, inclement weather, and raising families had honed their resistance to surrendering to hardship. The women of the 1860s had also faced the challenges of past battles. When their men left to fulfill their duties, they remained behind to maintain the farm or run a business, and keep the towns and communities functioning. Both Confederate and Union women played important roles during the U.S. Civil War. The Roles of Women Although women were not accepted to participate on the battlefields by their men, the ladies did partake in the war through other means. Some women were spies like Rose O'Neal Greenhow who was a Confederate spy during the war. Other women served as hospital volunteers to care for the sick and injured. In regiments where soldiers were of the upper-class, they supported a female (known as a vivandiere) who performed camp chores for the troops. A Job of Mercy Both Confederate and Union women cared for the soldiers in the hospitals. Phoebe Pember, who worked tirelessly in the Confederate army hospitals around Richmond, Virginia provided care for the wounded. Northern medical reformer, Dorothea Dix, worked to organize female nursing volunteers. Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, played an important role during the U.S. Civil War. Clara Barton put her life at risk countless times during the war to help the soldiers. The first time she came under direct hostile fire was at the Battle of Antietam in Maryland in September 1862. Sewing for the Cause Female members of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts performed a duty common to the women of the time: they sewed flags for the Union army volunteers. No matter what role a woman filled during the war, her support and courage had its impact on a war that left its mark in history.
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