Browse Exhibits (2 total)
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.
The Downfall of Southern Plantation Power
The power of southern plantations starts as an immense social and economic strength pre-war. However, once the war begins the slow downfall of the southern plantations begins and while it is not immediate. The gradual dive into 'insanity' that the Southern plantation owners experience shows the decay of the southern plantation power in a social environment. Not only do the writings of civil war plantation owners show this, but the idea of the Lost Cause does as well. This will be shown in the following documents.