Resilient Women of the Civil War
July 24-25, 2021
Presentation Schedule:
Saturday, July 24, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
• Jonathan A. Noyalas will speak about Rebecca McPherson Wright, the Union spy who was critical to the success of Sheridan’s 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
• Sarah Bierle will give us a civilian-focused tour of New Market Battlefield in the Shenandoah Valley. Sunday, July 25, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
• Megan Hildebrand reviews the relationships between Roman Catholic nuns serving as nurses and their Protestant soldier patients.
• Steve Magnusen discusses the Cutler, Dawes, and Gates women of Marietta, Ohio.
Registration fee: $25. Zoom log-in information plus an electronic “conference notebook” will be emailed to participants in advance of the event.
More information: 2021 Virtual Conference Details – Society for Women and the Civil War (swcw.org) Registration: SWCW 2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM – Society for Women and the Civil War Registration Deadline is July 22!
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