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The most famous female Union soldier was Sarah Emma Edmonds , who served as a nurse , spy , courier , and soldier under the name of Franklin Thompson . She , like many of her kind , was discovered only when she became sick .
The most famous female Union soldier was Sarah Emma Edmonds , who served as a nurse , spy , courier , and soldier under the name of Franklin Thompson . She , like many of her kind , was discovered only when she became sick .
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In 1886 , when the union reached its peak strength , it had chartered 113 women's assemblies . A few female leaders attained local and even national leadership . Mrs. George Rodgers appeared at the General ( National ] Assembly of the ...
In 1886 , when the union reached its peak strength , it had chartered 113 women's assemblies . A few female leaders attained local and even national leadership . Mrs. George Rodgers appeared at the General ( National ] Assembly of the ...
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Mary Harris Jones grew up in Michigan , worked as a dressmaker in Chicago , taught school in Memphis , and married an ironworker and union man . In 1867 she lost her husband and her four children in a yellow fever epidemic .
Mary Harris Jones grew up in Michigan , worked as a dressmaker in Chicago , taught school in Memphis , and married an ironworker and union man . In 1867 she lost her husband and her four children in a yellow fever epidemic .
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |