Hood College, Frederick, Maryland
June 26 -28, 1998
presentations, educational exhibits, vendors
Friday evening reception, Saturday lunch and dinner
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS CWCW 1997
FURTHER INFORMATION
CALL FOR LECTURE PROPOSALS
This conference is dedicated to the enlightenment and education of people interested in the experiences of women and the Civil War. It is to recognize and honor the services performed by women to their country and its people during the 1860s.
Topics encompassing but not restricted to:
Homefront & “Domestic Warriors”
Nursing & Medical Care
Women with the Military
Soldiers, Spies, Scouts & Smugglers
Camp Followers
Political Influences
Individual War Experiences
Religion & Spiritualism
African-American Experiences
Invasion & Refugees
Imprisonment & Exile
Researching Women’s Roles
Networking with Other Researchers Group War Service
We are looking for original proposals based on primary research.
If you wish to be considered for the presentation of a one-hour lecture, please submit two copies of a proposal of one to five pages in length. The proposal must be accompanied by a bibliography. Include the title, speaker’s full name, mailing address, telephone and/or fax or e-mail numbers. Enclose a SASE if you wish to have your materials returned to you. Submission of a proposal does not guarantee an invitation to speak.
Deadline: October 17, 1997
To submit a proposal or to receive further information regarding the conference, contact:
CWCW 1998
12728 Martin Road
Smithsburg, MD 21783
roslin@nfs.com
(800) 473-3943
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
“Lead, Blood and Tears” June, 1997
**But Grandma Didn’t Carry a Gun** Researching women in the National
Archives. –Marie Melchiori, CGRS, CGL, Vienna, Va.
**Female Citizens on the Domestic Front: Slaves and Mistresses in
Civil War Virginia** Intricacies of women’s wartime service on the
homefront. –Antoinette van Zelm, College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg, Va.
**Female Soldiers** Patriotic and determined women who answered the
call to duty and country. –Deanne Blanton, Military Archivist,
National Archives, DC, and Lauren Cook-Burgess, author, Fayetteville
State University, NC.
**For Righteousness Sake: Christianity and Women of the Confederacy
1861-1865** Religious behavior and beliefs of Confederate women on
the homefront. –Karen Rae MeHaffey, author, library director, Sacred
Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI
**Lead, Blood and Ink: Family, Nation, and Sentiment in Civil War
Hospital Correspondence** The link between nurses, soldiers, and
soldiers’ families. –Jane Schulz, author, assistant professor,
Indiana University-Purdue University
**Media and Women During the Civil War** Press coverage of women’s
changing roles during the war. –Hazel Dicken-Garcia, professor, and
Janet Cramer, graduate student, School of Journalism and Mass
Communication, University of Minnesota
**Permission to Come on Board: Women Nurses on the USS Red Rover,
1861-1865** The first nurses to serve officially on board a US naval
vessel were black women. –Steven Roca, University of Maryland at
College Park
**What’s in a Name? Gendering the Official Record of the War Between
the States** A survey of the scope of women’s wartime activities as
noted in the official records. –Elizabeth Leonard, author, assistant
professor, Colby College, Maine
**Women Telegraph Operators in the Civil War** The forgotten story of
female telegraphers. –Thomas Jepsen, National Coalition of
Independent Scholars, telecommunications professional, Raleigh, NC