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I think the timing of the war just as she reached her maturity made Sarah Morgan more defensive of the old ways, including traditional female gender roles. She had been trained for the role of a white, wealthy Southern woman, and saw the Civil War as a threat to the Southern way of life. -Allison Luthern | I think the timing of the war just as she reached her maturity made Sarah Morgan more defensive of the old ways, including traditional female gender roles. She had been trained for the role of a white, wealthy Southern woman, and saw the Civil War as a threat to the Southern way of life. -Allison Luthern | ||
| − | I agree with John, finding out that Sarah Morgan was a teenager seemed to make this source make a lot more sense to me. It's also really interesting to | + | I agree with John, finding out that Sarah Morgan was a teenager seemed to make this source make a lot more sense to me. It's also really interesting to hear a little bit more about her diary and what a deviation of character this is. The fact that she is a teenager forces me to read her pride in the destruction of her family's home a little differently. -erinb. |
== Cornelia Hancock, Union Nurse, 1863 == | == Cornelia Hancock, Union Nurse, 1863 == | ||
