From episode 5 of The Civil War, beginning at 53:31-56:34. Women who did contribute to the war effort in some unusual ways:
Louisa May Alcott, was a novelist who realized that she too, could help in the civil war effort. She worked at a hospital in Georgetown. The hospital she worked at was called Freedman's Hospital and it was established in 1862 to serve the needs of the growing population of freed slaves. This overcomes the stereotypes of the day because it was said that only males would be "intellectually capable of performing job's" according to The Cult of Domesticity and True Womanhood. She was one of the women who took a part in aiding the injured in the civil war, this even overcomes a stereo type still existing today, which is that only males are doctors. She overcame this stereo type that still exists in 1862, this shows a true act of bravery and if it wasn't for women like her that were able to stand up for what they believe in, who knows what our world would be like today.
Louisa May Alcott, was a novelist who realized that she too, could help in the civil war effort. She worked at a hospital in Georgetown. The hospital she worked at was called Freedman's Hospital and it was established in 1862 to serve the needs of the growing population of freed slaves. This overcomes the stereotypes of the day because it was said that only males would be "intellectually capable of performing job's" according to The Cult of Domesticity and True Womanhood. She was one of the women who took a part in aiding the injured in the civil war, this even overcomes a stereo type still existing today, which is that only males are doctors. She overcame this stereo type that still exists in 1862, this shows a true act of bravery and if it wasn't for women like her that were able to stand up for what they believe in, who knows what our world would be like today.
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