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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
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LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Civil War Women's Day
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57237">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57237</a><br />\n<br />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<br />\n<br />Location: Fo
 rt Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\
 n<br />Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Museums\, Women\, Women History
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