Civil War Women Essay

The topic of the American Civil War sparked interest in me for being one of the most influential historical time frames of all. I wanted to do a topic where I can constantly learn new things: both minutiae and huge details. On the other hand, the topic of the American Civil War was too broad of a NHD project. To condense the topic, I researched subcategories by watching documentaries. The documentaries mainly focused on achievements of men and their wartime efforts, that constant pattern had me thinking about women and all their neglected efforts. I then selectively related the topic of women and conjured the overall subject of, “The Role of Women During the American Civil War.” The topic especially suited me because I wanted to demonstrate how much women helped influence the outcome of the war. I wanted to use this topic to not only learn historical content, but simultaneously raise awareness of all civil war women achievements and give credit to where it's given.

I conducted my research by obtaining books on bibliographies of women during that era from a university. I used those books to take note of the impact of events or people during the antebellum era to see how women were influenced. The books as well as provided primary sources. I also used a research database in my local university, JSTOR, to systematically find articles on historical
context to set a good base of research for my project. In addition, I diligently did intensive online researches for articles that will broaden my perspective of causes and effects of the war on women.

I selected a website because I wanted to have a fastidious, systematic, and prudent form of showcasing my material in a way where it's easily accessible.
The website was created so that viewers can orderly see the thesis to the historical context: the setting of the stage, the influence, and the ideas/philosophical shifts. Judiciously, my website follows with the turning point with subcategories of who, what, how; The turning point will then lead to the effects or the significance: changed expectations, impact to the era, and continued impact. The website then finishes with my research: the process paper and
bibliography.

The topic “The Roles of Women During the Civil War” relates to the theme of exploration because women started to discover ways of helping their community. Encounter, because women bravely stepped up to the plate to make a change by supporting the war in several ways. Exchange, because society —both in the antebellum era and the present— think more of women according to how their actions positively affected the war. Women investigated the ways to readjust themselves according to their current situation of war and their “ proper place.” Which in turn, inspired many people to question a woman's place in society.

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