History Conversations REWIND | The Better Angels: Five Women Who Changed–and were changed by–the American Civil War

Join us as Robert Plumb discusses five remarkable women who made important contributions to the Union cause at various stages before, during, and after the critical years of the American Civil War. The singular actions of Clare Barton, Julia Ward Howe, Sarah Josepha Hale, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Harriet Tubman led to their prominence during the war, and launched them into successful public roles following the conflict. Plumb will cover highlights of the women’s contributions, their legacies, and their defining qualities such as courage, self-assurance, and persistence which led to their successes. Plumb’s book, The Better Angels, published by Potomac Books, an imprint of University of Nebraska Press, is now available on Amazon.

Originally aired May 2020.

Recording available June 8 – 14