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Full-Text Articles in Women's History
Ms-199: Mary Metcalf Barrett Letters, Lauren H. Roedner
Ms-199: Mary Metcalf Barrett Letters, Lauren H. Roedner
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This collection is comprised of seventeen Civil War era letters from Mary Metcalf Barrett to her sister, Elvira Metcalf Aplin between 1859 and 1872. She discusses her feelings about the Civil War, her worry over her son and nephews away fighting, her experiences of life on the home front in Manchester, New Hampshire during the war when foodstuffs are expensive and sometimes hard to find. She repeatedly mentions the mills and industries in town limiting hours or closing altogether, affecting all the employees and making the town destitute. She talks about her income from making and mending clothing but also …
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2016, Musselman Library
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2016, Musselman Library
Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter
From the Dean (Robin Wagner)
Library Receives 9/11 Commission Papers (Fred Fielding '16)
Library News
Digital Scholarship Fellows
From Paupers to Presidents
Fair Use Week
Reading About Race
Student Workers Save the Day (Nadia Romero Nardelli '19)
Life in the Fishbowl (Brittany Barry '17)
In Memory of Douglas R. Price; Former Aide to Eisenhower
Special Purchases
From the Piano Bench (Jay P. Brown ’51, Doug Brouder ’83, Julie Caterson ’84 and Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fiery)
Research Reflections: The Spirit of Gettysburg (Timothy Sestrick)
Gift of Art
Old Gettysburg Back to Thee (Jenna Fleming '16, Avery Fox '16, Melanie Fernandes …
She Spoke For Those Without A Voice, John M. Rudy
She Spoke For Those Without A Voice, John M. Rudy
Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications
Statistically, about 50% of Adams County’s history has been women’s history since the dawn of time. But it can sometimes be painfully difficult to find out about the women of our county and their experiences. And as with most history, it is the troublemakers who stand out in the records. Luckily one of Adams County’s greatest troublemakers, Elsie Singmaster Lewars, is easy to find in the files of the Adams County Historical Society. Mrs. Lewars had the courage to speak for those without a voice. [excerpt]
What Would Florence Do?, Ian A. Isherwood
What Would Florence Do?, Ian A. Isherwood
Civil War Institute Faculty Publications
Mercy Street has no shortage of nineteenth century medical trivia. Dr. Foster repeatedly invokes his stellar medical education, which includes not only study in Philadelphia, America’s medical Mecca of that time, but also a grand tour abroad where he learned all kinds of fancy techniques from some of the great medical minds of the era. Similarly, we have been introduced to Anne Hastings, the alleged Crimean War nurse, her character no doubt causing many to brush up on their nineteenth century European history. [excerpt]
Gettysburg College Journal Of The Civil War Era 2016
Gettysburg College Journal Of The Civil War Era 2016
The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era
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