The Negative Impact Of The Civil War On American Women

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The Civil War had an impact on virtually every American whether they were from the North or South. Nearly every family had a husband, father, son, or brother fighting in the war. Those that were left behind, particularly the women of the family, had the difficult task of taking on new responsibilities that were usually tended to by the men in the family. Along with these newfound responsibilities, the women faced economic hardships, as well as impacts on their normal social lives, and suffered from fear and anxiety of losing loved ones and war.
With the men of the family at war, came new responsibilities for the women left at home. Normally used to looking after their children and home, the women on both sides found themselves tending to the