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This article really stuck out for a number of reasons. '''First of all it seemed more like war time propaganda than a diary entry to me. ''' When I found out that it was a teen diary that changed things for me. As Allison mentioned later in the diary she changed her views, which I don't feel is that uncommon for someone her age to do. ''' Still, what kind of impact did the war have on someone like Sarah who was just entering womanhood?''' Sarah seems to dislike the fact that she can not fight for her country, but at the same time she seems delighted to be able to help out in a womanly way. -John Rowley | This article really stuck out for a number of reasons. '''First of all it seemed more like war time propaganda than a diary entry to me. ''' When I found out that it was a teen diary that changed things for me. As Allison mentioned later in the diary she changed her views, which I don't feel is that uncommon for someone her age to do. ''' Still, what kind of impact did the war have on someone like Sarah who was just entering womanhood?''' Sarah seems to dislike the fact that she can not fight for her country, but at the same time she seems delighted to be able to help out in a womanly way. -John Rowley | ||
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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 | ||
== Cornelia Hancock, Union Nurse, 1863 == | == Cornelia Hancock, Union Nurse, 1863 == | ||
