Browse Exhibits (2 total)

The Role of Women During the Civil War

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**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. 

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Supplying the South

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*This Exbhit was done as a project for the 2023 Missouri Scholars Academy and was published by Ramya Penumacha        

How did people get food, clothing, and weapons during a war?

          Where, and from who, did it come from?

          What were the differences throughout the war, and between the two sides?

          In this exhibit, we will aim to investigate how the Confederacy supplied itself throughout the war, the differinces between its soldiers and civilians, and the impact of supplies on the Confederacy, as well as the American Civil War.

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