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In Good Hands, in a Safe Place: Female Academies in Confederate North Carolina

Record #:
21754
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Abstract:
This article explores female higher education institutions in North Carolina during the American Civil War and how they were able to maintain their functions while also increasing enrollments. It also looks the personal correspondence between students and their families during war times and the discussions of the hardships placed on the academies due to the conflict.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 88 Issue 1, Jan 2011, p40-71 , il, por, f