Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-312) and index.
Contents:
ch. 8. Though thou slay us: women and religion -- ch. 2. World of femininity: changed households and changing lives -- ch. 3. Enemies in our households: confederate women and slavery -- ch. 4. We must go to work, too -- ch. 5. We little knew: husbands and wives -- ch. 6. To be an old maid: single women, courtship, and desire -- ch. 7. Imaginary life: reading and writing -- ch. 8. Though thou slay us: women and religion -- ch. 11. Sick and tired of this horrid war: patriotism, sacrifice, and self-interest. ch. ch. 10. If I were once released: the garb of gender -- ch. 11. Sick and tired of this horrid war: patriotism, sacrifice, and self-interest.
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