Women start working as nurses (apr 19, 1861 – dec 30, 1864)

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| CHANGES: | Factories --> nursing, govt office, retail, etc | didn't last after war, but opened doors | IMPORTANT LADIES: | Clara Barton = adv for rights and president of American Red Cross, lobbied for US to join First Geneva Convention | DIFFERENCE W CONFEDERATE WOMEN | also helped mobilize, but were more confined to homes | as war went on, felt independence was not worth it --> sentiments contributed to decline in morale and increase in desertion from army

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