Soldiers in Hoop Skirts: Nurses, Spies, and Other Fighting Women of the Civil War

Location: Foley Public Library

January 29, 2024 - January 29, 2024
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  • January 29, 2024 - January 29, 2024
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Join road scholar Dolores Hydock, an actress and storyteller, for an eye-opening conversation.

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Women on both sides of the conflict did their part for the war effort – as spies, soldiers, nurses, and supporters from the home front. This program shares the true, sometimes funny, sometimes touching, stories of some of the sisters, wives, mothers, and daughters who snooped, smuggled, sewed, nursed, and risked their lives, health, and fortunes for a cause they loved. The program includes photographs, letters, journal entries, and excerpts from memoirs written by these women after the war.

Location
Foley Public Library
319 E Laurel Ave
Foley, AL