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“Economy Rules the Day:”
The
Civil War Sacrifices of Judith Walker McGuire
by Tim Sheehan
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Abstract
Judith Walker McGuire wholeheartedly supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. She made various patriotic contributions to the war effort. Reading Judith Walker McGuire’s Diary of a Southern Refugee During the War gives one the impression that McGuire aspired to play the role expected of the Confederacy’s women. To her dismay, economic necessity hindered that role.
What were the contributions McGuire made during the war? Did such activities comply with gender roles of Southern society? How did wartime economics prevent McGuire from becoming the ideal Confederate female patriot? All the answers are found in this paper.
Table of Contents
Introduction - page 1
The McGuire and
Brockenbrough Families - page
2
Secession - page
3
Refugees - page
4
Room Hunting in Richmond - page 6
Hospital Work - page 8
Women Regarded as
Hospital Pests - page
10
The Robertson Hospital - page 12
Care of Family
Members - page
14
Other Contributions to Confederate Soldiers - page 15
Domestic Economy
- page 16
Employment -
page 17
A Continuing
Battle Against Inflation - page 20
The Confederacy
Collapses - page
21
Adjusting to Life After the War - page 22
Conclusion - page 23
Endnotes
Printable HTML version
Images
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Resources
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