A presentation by Amanda Liskey
The role of women during the Civil War has long been downplayed. This presentation will touch on the many roles women held. Not every woman stayed at home fretting as some might have us believe. There were female spies, soldiers, camp followers, prostitutes, factory workers, nurses, etc.
Bio: Amanda Liskey
Amanda Liskey is a life-long Valley resident who grew up listening to family and history stories. At a young age her mother got her hooked on the American Civil War and she has never stopped learning about it. She received her masters in Military History with an emphasis on the Civil War from American Military University. She also works part-time (and volunteers) at the Virginia Museum of the Civil War and is a founding member of the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Era Dancers. Her interests are broad. She has studied the Battle of New Market, women in the civil war, clothing, Stonewall Jackson, mental health issues coming out of the war, the effect of the war on American children, as well as many other subjects.
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