jan 7, 1866 - Women & AA: * By 1862; AA enlist in Union army; still face discrimination; get paid less (54th Massachusetts Regiment -1st authorized, all-Black volunteer regiment in the North during the Civil War) * Women disguise themselves as men o fight, work in factories, & take care of farms --> hope that their participation would lead to getting the right to vote
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jan 7, 1866
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~ 160 years ago