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Category: Women’s History

Events Historic Tredegar Museum News

Spring 2022 CEO Message from Dr. Rob Havers

Transcript: Hello I’m Rob Havers, President, and CEO of the American Civil War Museum inviting you to explore our sites in Richmond …

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CEO and President Rob Havers
Mission in Action Women's History
September 3, 2021 Chris Graham

Remembering Working Women’s Associations on Labor Day

We do not often associate labor unions with the American Civil War, but the conflict catalyzed ongoing tensions between workers, employers, and …

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African American History Mission in Action Women's History
March 30, 2021 Chris Graham Julian Ann Mitchell, portrait, bust.

How to Leave Town: Julia Ann Mitchell and Stepney Brown

By the time the Civil War was over, both Stepney Brown and Julia Ann Mitchell had escaped Richmond. The ways in which they …

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Medical Mission in Action Women's History
March 22, 2021 Kelly Hancock A Ward in Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D.C. U.S. soliders are lying in beds against the walls and one soldier is in a wheelchair in the center of the image. Two women nurses are seated next to bedridden soliders on the right. The ward's ceiling is decorated with streamers and U.S. Flags.

Only the First Step Costs: The Pioneering Work of Phoebe Pember and Susie King Taylor

The American Civil War helped nursing become a profession for women in the United States. Although some training for nurses did exist …

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Mission in Action Women's History
March 18, 2021 Chris Graham An etching portrait of Mary Ashton Livermore, Head and shoulders, 3/4 profile facing left.

Funds and Onions: The Relief Work and Advocacy of Mary Livermore

Last week we explored the impressive career of orator and abolitionist Anna Dickinson, who defiantly waded into the male-dominated eddies of party …

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Women's History
March 15, 2021 Kelly Hancock Entrance hall of the White House of the Confederacy, with purple and orange tint.

History in the Tea Leaves: Mary O'Melia and the Confederate White House

Because it has only been a few years since Downton Abbey captivated audiences, there is no doubt that when many people hear …

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Mission in Action Women's History
March 12, 2021 Chris Graham

From the Stump and the Stage: The Idealism and Advocacy of Anna Dickinson

Anna Dickinson claims to have ridiculed Abraham Lincoln to his face. By her own account, she mocked his scruffy clothing and his …

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African American History Military History Women's History
February 19, 2021 Kelly Hancock Whole map of the underground railroad.

Printing the Legend: The Unseen Courage of Harriet Tubman

Featured Image: Map of the Underground Railroad. Tubman used the route which ran from Maryland to Wilmington, Delaware, then to Albany, New …

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African American History Elections Women's History
August 25, 2020 Chris Graham A large group of citizens gathers to place their votes in an election. Campaigning politicians anxiously press their party tickets toward individuals. One of the newest citizens, an Irish immigrant, is taking an oath that he had not voted elsewhere, just as one of the oldest, a Revolutionary War “76-er” veteran, is descending the steps. Merchants in top hats discuss the issues with laborers in shirtsleeves, an example of the rational exchange that sustains democracy. Other individuals present a less responsible and informed perspective. One drunken citizen, unable to stand, is nonetheless dragged to cast a vote. Another sits on a bench to steady his head, his clarity evidently lost in a brawl. Two boys on the ground play mumblety peg, a knife game that progressively increases in risk.

Battling Ballots: Before the War

Step into George Caleb Bingham’s 1852 celebration of American democracy, The County Election. In the boisterous and crowded scene, we see the …

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Annual Legacies Medical Women's History
May 13, 2020 Katie Lewis

Annual Legacies: Pheobe Yates Levy Pember

Born Phoebe Yates Levy on August 18, 1823, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was the fourth of seven children in a prominent …

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Artifact of the Month Collections Holidays Women's History
February 12, 2018

February 2018 Artifacts of the Month | Mardi Gras Badges

By Robert Hancock Senior Curator & Director of Collections These two Mardi Gras ducal badges were sent to Winnie on the occasion …

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