Question

Women served in which capacities during the Civil War? Choose all that apply.

Laborers

Laundresses

Nurse

Soldiers

Cooks

(The answer is not all of them)

Answer 1

Women served in several capacities during the Civil War. Some of them are:

1. Nurses

2. Spies

3. Soldiers (disguised as men)

4. Cooks and laundresses for the army

5. Teachers for freed slaves

6. Organizers of aid societies to support soldiers and their families

7. Seamstresses, making uniforms and other supplies for the army

8. Writers and journalists, reporting on the war and its impact on civilians

9. Business owners, running farms and other enterprises while their husbands were away at war.