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I think that by caring for the graves of these soldiers, southern women were able to become more publicly active. Overall, social mothering gave women the chance to step out into a more public role. The different aid societies also gave women this chance but many still wanted to support the cause, even if it had failed. By caring for the graves, these women were making sure that southern history did not die, and was protected. -- Kellye Sorber | I think that by caring for the graves of these soldiers, southern women were able to become more publicly active. Overall, social mothering gave women the chance to step out into a more public role. The different aid societies also gave women this chance but many still wanted to support the cause, even if it had failed. By caring for the graves, these women were making sure that southern history did not die, and was protected. -- Kellye Sorber | ||
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| + | There was a definite emphasis on the idea of "social mothering" in this chapter. Whites reiterates the basic belief that women needed to publicly mother their men at war, regardless of whether or not they were their biological mother. From sewing their clothes and doing their part to "protect their men on the homefront" to tending to the graves of the deceased, women had a civic duty to provide that moral and matronly figure in the lives of their men. -Kelly W. | ||
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