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HumanitiesDC Culture Series: Sex Work in Civil War Washington and Beyond
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesWashington, DC saw an unprecedented rise in sex work during the Civil War due to the thousands of Union soldiers who flooded into the city for training. Brothels provided income, shelter, and independence for women who, in some cases, had few other places to turn. They built businesses and turned access to […]
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10 Years of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
FeaturedClara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesJoin us on Saturday, July 26 as we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum opening! We will be celebrating our 10th birthday with free admission, guided tours from Clara Barton's perspective, and a very special lecture from Clara Barton interpreter and historian Carolyn Ivanoff on […]
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Clara Barton’s Civil War and the Creation of the Missing Soldiers Office
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesPlease join us Saturday, July 26 in celebrating the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office's 10th birthday! Author, historian, and first-person Clara Barton interpreter Carolyn Ivanoff will be presenting a special lecture detailing Clara Barton's work throughout the Civil War and her development of the Missing Soldiers Office. Miss Clara Barton was known […]
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This Land is Your Land: In Conversation with Beverly Gage and Unscripted Tours
FeaturedClara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesWhat stories does America tell about its own history? Pulitzer Prize winning author Beverly Gage set out to answer that question in her new book, This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History. Across 13 chapters, Gage road tripped through different parts of America, from Independence Hall to the Badlands […]
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Battle-Tempered: The Physical and Psychological Consequences of War
Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor's Center 5201 Urbana Pike, Frederick, MD, United StatesBattle-Tempered: The Physical and Psychological Consequences of War Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and partner organizations for a unique one-day conference. 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Monocacy National Battlefield “Character, Warrior Identity, and Moral Leadership: Union Colonel Charles Gilpin at Monocacy and in Peace” Stephen A. Goldman, MD 9:30 […]
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