Flexner explained us on her book “Century of Struggle” how women contributed to the Civil War by becoming soldiers, spies, and spending time and energy healing the sick and wounded. According to her book “women frustrated by their limitations in society entered into the army as soldiers. Approximately 400 women tied up their hoops and pulled up pants to serve”(145). The women of the Civil War are best remembered for their colorful hoop skirts. Perhaps it is hard to imagine how the women soldiers successfully managed to enlist. The women first picked male names; it was probably really easy to enlist in the army because recruiters, both Northern and Southern, did not ask for proof of identity. These women soldiers bound their breasts, cut their hair, and learned how to smoke cigars, and some even wore false mustaches. With loose uniforms and lack of facial hair the women could pass as young men. Women soldiers deserve remembrance because their actions display them as uncommon and
Flexner explained us on her book “Century of Struggle” how women contributed to the Civil War by becoming soldiers, spies, and spending time and energy healing the sick and wounded. According to her book “women frustrated by their limitations in society entered into the army as soldiers. Approximately 400 women tied up their hoops and pulled up pants to serve”(145). The women of the Civil War are best remembered for their colorful hoop skirts. Perhaps it is hard to imagine how the women soldiers successfully managed to enlist. The women first picked male names; it was probably really easy to enlist in the army because recruiters, both Northern and Southern, did not ask for proof of identity. These women soldiers bound their breasts, cut their hair, and learned how to smoke cigars, and some even wore false mustaches. With loose uniforms and lack of facial hair the women could pass as young men. Women soldiers deserve remembrance because their actions display them as uncommon and