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Discuss the role of women in the American Civil War. How did the civil war help women to get their equal rights?
Thousands books have been published on the American Civil War and continues to grow at an astonishing rate but the important role women played during the Civil War has been overlooked over the last hundred and forty years. The American civil war that began in 1861 and remained continued for four years, was the bloodiest war in the nation's history that took 625,000 (365,000 North and 260,000 South)1lives. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans. The American Civil War occupies a paramount place in national memory. The conflict marked a turning point in the history of the United States, ending slavery as well as integrating and centralizing the Northern States in a fight to save the Union. Much attention to the confrontation highlights the military campaigns and strategies; yet, the war could not have continued without the efforts of the home front. In particular, as Elizabeth Cady Stanton stated in her autobiography, 'The story of the Civil War will never be fully written if the achievements of women are left untold.'2
Once the war began and thousands of men volunteered for military service, equal numbers of women saw an obligation to bring their unique talents,
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