Harriet Tubman becomes a one-star general in Maryland, 160 years late
A governor, generals and scores of veterans were on hand to see Harriet Tubman posthumously became a one-star, brigadier ...
‘Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore, the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection’ Review: Sensible Silhouettes at the New York Historical
A show at the New York Historical looks beyond the runway to stitch together an overview of practical women’s clothing.
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A Large Cast of Characters
Many became involved in the Civil War. Musicians, nurses, spies, and vivandières all had their parts to play. Before the war ended, many soldiers also became prisoners of war. Drums and shrill fifes ...