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Netta Taylor and the Divided Ohio Home Front, 1861-1865

Smith, Lisa Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302312953

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2011, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, History.
Netta Taylor’s letters to her husband are a window into the experiences of women on the divided Ohio home front during the American Civil War. This dissertation will use her writings to view the experiences of women in that region and highlight the problems they faced that were unique to the majority of Northern women. Fear of Confederate raids, the reality of tensions along the Ohio border, family divisions caused by the war, and the role of the Copperheads, as well as the domestic upheaval created by the war, were all unique to these women and are all topics that have been greatly neglected in studies of women on the Northern home front. In short, this study probes the nature of that overlooked wartime experience and what it meant to the women who were left behind to try and navigate this divided home front throughout the war. The study will consider these three broad topics: financial issues, patriotism and support for the war, and family obligations.
Lesley Gordon, Dr. (Advisor)
TJ Boisseau, Dr. (Committee Member)
Gregory Wilson, Dr. (Committee Member)
Leone Hudson, Dr. (Committee Member)
Janet Bean, Dr. (Committee Member)
167 p.
American History
American Civil War; Ohio Home Front; women; Netta Taylor; Georgetown, Ohio

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  • Smith, L. M. (2011). Netta Taylor and the Divided Ohio Home Front, 1861-1865 [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302312953

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Smith, Lisa. Netta Taylor and the Divided Ohio Home Front, 1861-1865. 2011. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302312953.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Smith, Lisa. "Netta Taylor and the Divided Ohio Home Front, 1861-1865." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302312953

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