Key Terms
Red Cross
An organization founded by Clara Barton. It provides care for wounded soldiers!
How did women in the Northern states support Union troops at the start of the American Civil War in April 1861.
Women organized ladies' aid societies to provide Union soldiers with food, clothes, knitted items, and money.
Who was Clara Barton
founder of the American Red Cross
What were nurses during the American Civil War?
Women who cared for wounded soldiers in hospitals and camps
Spies
People who secretly passed along info about the enemy.
What did women do for the Union in June 1861?
About 20,000 women helped the war effort, and the Sanitary Commission provided medical care and improved camp conditions.
Who was Harriet Tubman
was an African American abolitionist who, during the American Civil War, worked for the Union as a nurse, cook, scout, and spy, using secret routes to help guide forces and gather information about Confederate positions.
What were ladies’ aid societies
Groups of women who provided food, clothing, and money to soldiers to the Union
Dorothea Dix
A female nurse and superintendent for the union. Also helped mentally ill people receive better care.
What did Clara Barton found in 1881?
The American Red Cross
who was Dorothea Dix
Served as Superintendent of Army Nurses for the Union, organising and supervising women nurses to care for wounded soldiers
What were spies during the Civil War
Women who secretly gathered and passed military information
Woman Suffrage
The movement to grant women the right to vote.
What did Elizabeth Blackwell do by mid-1861 during the American Civil War?
She helped organize the United States Sanitary Commission to support sick and wounded soldiers and improve camp conditions.
Who was Bella Boyde
was a Confederate spy during the American Civil War who gathered and passed information about Union forces to support the Confederate cause.
What roles did women have in the army medical services during the Civil War?
Women served in official army medical roles and helped organise care for soldiers
homefront
areas away from active battlefields where civilian life continued
How did the September 1862 Confederate law affect women’s roles in the army medical service during the American Civil War, and what broader effect did Southern nurses have alongside Northern counterparts?
The Confederate Congress passed a law granting women official positions in the army medical service. Like Northern nurses, Southern nurses helped to eliminate barriers for others.
who was Dr Mary Edwards Walker
surgeon during the American Civil War who served as a Union doctor and worked to treat wounded soldiers, becoming the only woman awarded the Medal of Honor
What roles did women play on the homefront and in the war effort during the Civil War
Women who supported both Union and Confederate armies by working in nursing, supplying goods, spying, and organizing aid efforts.