Record #:

16938

Author(s):

Crow, Terrell Armistead

Abstract:

This piece chronicles the lives of the Devereux sisters, a group of southern women living around the time of the Civil War. These six sisters (Kate Devereux Edmondston, Frances Devereux Miller, Elizabeth Devereux Jones, Mary Bayard Devereux Clarke, Nora Devereux Cannon, and Sophia Devereux Turner) from Halifax County represent the changing image and expectation of southern women, especially those in the upper class. These women out of necessity and will became more independent and defiant of their traditional roles; for example, Mary Bayard followed her husband into battle.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 28 Issue 1, Jan 1980, p24-31, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women