The Role of Women During the Civil War

**This Exbhit was done as a project for the 2023 Missouri Scholars Academy and was published by Carleigh Cook and Cynn Nguyen

During the Civil War the role that women played in society changed drasticly. Women who were previosly the home makers in charge of cooking, housework, and raising children took on the roles of nurses, farmers, and plantation masters. In this exhibit you will get a more indepth look at the roles women ihabited, while their husbands and sons were away fighting.