Capital dames : the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868 / Cokie Roberts.

Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a ... look at Washington, D.C., and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women during this momentous period of American history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, Cokie
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Women > Washington (D.C.) > Biography.
Politicians' spouses > Washington (D.C.) > Biography.
Women > Political activity > History > 19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Biography.
Women > History > 19th century.
Politicians' spouses.
Women.
Women > Political activity.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women.
Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
United States > History > 1815-1861 > Biography.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:x, 494 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Meet the women of Washington, 1848-1856
  • Jessie runs for president but Harriet takes the White House and Mary Jane reports, 1856-1858
  • Varina leads and leaves as Abby drops by, 1859-1861
  • Rose goes to jail, Jessie goes to the White House, Dorothea goes to work, 1861
  • Rose is released, Clara goes to war, Louisa May briefly nurses, 1862
  • Lizzie reports on the action, Janet goes to camp, Louisa takes charge, 1863
  • Anna speaks, Jessie campaigns (again), Sojourner visits, 1864
  • One Mary leaves, one Mary hangs, and Lois writes about it all, 1865
  • Virginia and Varina return, Sara survives, Mary is humiliated, Kate loses, 1866-1868.