{"product_id":"capital-dames-lp-paperback","title":"Capital Dames LP - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCokie Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this engrossing and informative companion to her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eFounding Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLadies of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e, Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women during this momentous period of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the outbreak of the Civil War, the small, social Southern town of Washington, D.C. found itself caught between warring sides in a four-year battle that would determine the future of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the declaration of secession, many fascinating Southern women left the city, leaving their friends--such as Adele Cutts Douglas and Elizabeth Blair Lee--to grapple with questions of safety and sanitation as the capital was transformed into an immense Union army camp and later a hospital. With their husbands, brothers, and fathers marching off to war, either on the battlefield or in the halls of Congress, the women of Washington joined the cause as well. And more women went to the Capital City to enlist as nurses, supply organizers, relief workers, and journalists. Many risked their lives making munitions in a highly flammable arsenal, toiled at the Treasury Department printing greenbacks to finance the war, and plied their needlework skills at The Navy Yard--once the sole province of men--to sew canvas gunpowder bags for the troops in this compelling work of narrative non-fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCokie Roberts chronicles these women's increasing independence, their political empowerment, their indispensable role in keeping the Union unified through the war, and in helping heal it once the fighting was done. She concludes that the war not only changed Washington, it also forever changed the place of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSifting through newspaper articles, government records, and private letters and diaries--many never before published--Roberts brings the war-torn capital into focus through compelling biographies of women who navigated the conflict and shaped a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapital Dames LP\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the pivotal, often-overlooked history of the women who shaped the nation's capital during its most trying years, revealing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCivil War Washington D.C.: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the capital's dramatic transformation from a sleepy southern town to the nerve center of the Union war effort, a massive army camp, and a sprawling hospital.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFormidable Women of Washington: \u003c\/b\u003e Meet the fascinating figures--from high-society wives like Adele Cutts Douglas and Elizabeth Blair Lee to nurses, journalists, and relief workers--who seized new roles and discovered their own power amid the chaos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUntold Stories from Primary Sources: \u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond the official records with insights drawn from never-before-published private letters and diaries that bring these women's experiences to life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePolitical Empowerment: \u003c\/b\u003e Chronicle the journey of women gaining independence and influence, playing an indispensable role in holding the Union together and forever changing their place in American society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCokie Roberts, author of three \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers, including \u003cem\u003eFounding Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLadies of Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e, turns her attention to the Civil War in a riveting exploration of the ways in which the conflict transformed not only the lives of women in Washington, D.C., but also the city itself. Her engrossing, well-researched narrative is an inspiring work about increasing independence and political empowerment, honoring the indispensable role of Washington, D.C.'s women in strengthening the city while keeping the lines of communication open with their Southern sisters, and in facilitating healing once the fighting was done. Compelling social history at its best, \u003cem\u003eCapital Dames\u003c\/em\u003e concludes that the war not only changed Washington; it also forever changed the role of women in American society.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCokie Roberts, author of three \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers, including \u003cem\u003eFounding Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLadies of Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e, turns her attention to the Civil War in a riveting exploration of the ways in which the conflict transformed not only the lives of women in Washington, D.C., but also the city itself. Her engrossing, well-researched narrative is an inspiring work about increasing independence and political empowerment, honoring the indispensable role of Washington, D.C.'s women in strengthening the city while keeping the lines of communication open with their Southern sisters, and in facilitating healing once the fighting was done. 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