BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Learn about the dress\, skills\, and contributions of women du ring the Civil War from historical interpreters who will present on-going talks\, displays\, and demonstrations. Interpreters will explore women's roles on the home front\, in camp\, and on the battlefield. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Civil War Women's Day on Mar 30\, 2024 VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Civil War Women's Day on Mar 30\, 2024 X-WR-CALNAME:Civil War Women's Day on Mar 30\, 2024 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Family CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Women CATEGORIES:Women History DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=57237\n\nLearn about the dress\, skills\, and contribut ions of women during the Civil War from historical interpreters who will present on-going talks\, displays\, and demonstrations. Interpreters will explore women's roles on the home front\, in camp\, and on the battlefie ld. Featured topics will include soldiers' aid societies and relief effor ts that were typically launched by women to support both armies during th e war. Interpreters in Union uniform will explore the theme of women who disguised themselves as soldiers during the war and will address the chal lenges experienced by the hundreds of women who served in the army. Learn how women and girls supported the war effort through industry and craft\ , and pursued new work roles\, from the home and farm to the city and fac tory. Displays include 19th-century tableware\, and a hands-on opportunit y to learn about the everyday clothing of women and girls. The event is w eather dependent.\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nA udience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Museums\, W omen\, Women History\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps .alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57237 DTEND:20240330T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240224T024755Z DTSTART:20240330T150000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Women's Day TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:a79e680f-a677-454f-8bda-84c1e6bd19a2 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57237
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Learn about the dr ess\, skills\, and contributions of women during the Civil War from histo rical interpreters who will present on-going talks\, displays\, and demon strations. Interpreters will explore women?s roles on the home front\, in camp\, and on the battlefield. Featured topics will include soldiers? ai d societies and relief efforts that were typically launched by women to s upport both armies during the war. Interpreters in Union uniform will exp lore the theme of women who disguised themselves as soldiers during the w ar and will address the challenges experienced by the hundreds of women w ho served in the army. Learn how women and girls supported the war effort through industry and craft\, and pursued new work roles\, from the home and farm to the city and factory. Displays include 19th-century tableware \, and a hands-on opportunity to learn about the everyday clothing of wom en and girls. The event is weather dependent.\n
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Location: Fo rt Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\ n
Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Museums\, Women\, Women History\ n
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