Women: The Civil War’s Forgotten Soldiers « Thread Started on Oct 12, 2009, 3:45pm »
Women: The Civil War’s Forgotten Soldiers
Sunday, November 22, 3:00 PM Mitchell Room, Castine Historical Society
Drawing from her first two books, Yankee Women and All the Daring of the Soldier, Professor Elizabeth Leonard from Colby College will talk about women’s efforts, experiences, and endurance during the war, both on the home front and on the battlefront. Sponsored by the Friends of Witherle Memorial Library
"You must play your character for the questions s/he can generate and for the sake of the discussions that will follow ... You are giving an interpretation, one among a number of possible interpretations. You are not bringing the dead back to life." George Frein