like other groups of women in the Civil War era, sought—and found—ways to increase their independence and expand their horizons. — Anya Jabour, Ph.D. Anya Jabour, M.A., Ph.D., has been ...

Yet despite the danger, southern women frequently served as secret agents in the Civil War ... Like Alice Green, well-to-do white women who had been trained to use their good looks, quick wits ...