A Vermont Humanities Council series hosted by Carpenter-Carse Library.

Vermont’s remarkable Civil War battlefield history is well documented, but little has been written about how Vermont Women sustained the home front, ran farms, worked in factories, wrote and edited anti-slavery newspapers, worked in hospitals, and in some cases joined regiments. Author and historian Howard Coffin will present this story from women’s letters and diaries that describe life in Vermont during the war.

This presentation is suitable for students in middle and high school as well as adult life long learners!

This talk is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. For more information, contact jen@carpentercarse.org.

Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Vermont Humanities Council (VHC). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or VHC.