Doctors & Nurses
True or False:
Some women created private hospitals in their own homes.
True
True or false:
Slaves were spies
True
What did women do to join the war?
They cut their hair, and dressed like men.
True or false:
Although there was no slavery in the North most women were still discriminated against.
True
True or False:
Camp women were most of the time relatives of the soldiers.
True
True or False:
After the war female doctors returned to their families with tons of money, and strong immune systems.
False, Female doctors returned to their families with little or no money, and weakened health.
Sarah Emma Edmonds reported a man spying for the North, or the South?
South
What is one reason why women would join the war?
They wanted to serve their country, or they did not want to be away from a loved one.
True or False:
Women had the same rights as men during the Civil War.
False, Although women gained more rights they never gained the same amount of rights.
True or False:
Camp women set up tents for the soldiers.
False, Women never had to to jobs like this.
Select one:
By the time the war broke out there were only [3,000 / 1,500 / 300] female doctors that had a degree.
300
Who was the spy who sent messages to the Confederacy in a special code?
Rose Greenhow
What happened to the medical exams that let women in to the armies?
They got skipped
After the war who faced the most discrimination?
Former slaves (normally the women)
What is one example of something women did on camps?
You could have said:
making meals, bathing the men, washing clothes, butchering livestock or following men onto battlefields
About how many nurses worked on both sides?
About 3,000
What happened if a woman spy was caught?
They would be let off or sent to jail.
What name did Sarah Emma Edmonds go by while she was in the Union?
Franklin Thompson
Who was NOT entitled to military benefits after the war?
Women
Pick one:
Women were sometimes paid [More / Less / The same] as some soldiers.
The same
Who created a nature-based botanic medicine for the wounded and dying?
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
Why did Union officers tell Belle Boyd all of their plans?
Because they did not think that a women could be capable of being a spy.
When Frances Elizabeth Quinn was at Stones River, she discovered another female soldier. What was her name?
Sarah Bradbury
Who was a women's rights activist and was against discrimination?
Susan B. Anthony
What did the women do that risked their and their kids lives?
Women would follow men onto battlefields.