The Civil War Sewing Circle

Author : Kathleen Tracy
Publisher : Martingale
ISBN 13 : 1604681306
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Civil War Sewing Circle written by Kathleen Tracy and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathleen Tracy, popular author of Prairie Children and Their Quilts and Remembering Adelia, has outdone herself with this combination of lovely projects and fascinating historical tidbits. Patterned after quilts made during the Civil War era, this collection is ideal for nineteenth-century reproduction fabrics. Choose from 16 easy projects, including large and small quilts, plus a pincushion, sewing box, and needle case Learn how women's efforts during the Civil War era led to increased civil and political involvement among women See historical photos and read eloquent excerpts from letters written to and from soldiers during the Civil War

Author : Lisa . Tendrich Frank
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1851096051
Total Pages : 775 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women in the American Civil War [2 volumes] written by Lisa . Tendrich Frank and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-12-03 with total page 775 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating work tells the untold story of the role of women in the Civil War, from battlefield to home front. Most Americans can name famous generals and notable battles from the Civil War. With rare exception, they know neither the women of that war nor their part in it. Yet, as this encyclopedia demonstrates, women played a critical role. The book's 400 A–Z entries focus on specific people, organizations, issues, and battles, and a dozen contextual essays provide detailed information about the social, political, and family issues that shaped women's lives during the Civil War era. Women in the American Civil War satisfies a growing interest in this topic. Readers will learn how the Civil War became a vehicle for expanding the role of women in society. Representing the work of more than 100 scholars, this book treats in depth all aspects of the previously untold story of women in the Civil War.

Author : Barbara Brackman
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1571208097
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil War Women written by Barbara Brackman and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North and South, black and white - the story of the War Between the States is embedded in the soul of every American. In her second book on quilts and the Civil War, Barbara Brackman introduces 9 women who lived during those turbulent times, matching each woman to a quilt that she might have made herself. 9 projects adapted from period quilts, with patterns and instructions. Excellent reference book for Civil War re-enactors; offers creative activities related to each woman’s story. Fascinating information about 9 real-life American women and their experiences during the Civil War, from abolitionist speaker Lucy Stone to freed slave Susie Taylor King to Confederate spy Belle Edmondson. Make a reproduction quilt and forge a personal link to the women of the Civil War!

Author : Lisa . Tendrich Frank
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440829799
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World of the Civil War [2 volumes] written by Lisa . Tendrich Frank and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering everything from the arts to food and drink, religion, social customs, and technology, this two-volume set provides an in-depth, accessible look at the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of the American Civil War. The American Civil War caused dramatic changes in every aspect of life and society, affecting combatants and noncombatants at all levels of the socioeconomic scale. The World of the Civil War: A Daily Life Encyclopedia offers an accessible and reliable reference for the major topics that defined American life during the nation's most tumultuous era. Taking a blended approach to history, this book covers the military and political history of the era and examines the social and human experiences of the war, thereby offering a comprehensive look at the Civil War era's most significant events, people, places, and experiences. The thematic organization of this encyclopedia helps readers to more readily explore related topics. The subject matter explored in some 250 entries includes religious beliefs and practices; rites of passage; soldiers' lives and experiences; rural and urban life; social structure of the Civil War era—aristocrats, landowners, and slaves; men's and women's roles and responsibilities; holidays, festivals, and other celebrations; tools, machinery, and inventions; and justice and punishment. Readers will come away with an understanding of many aspects of daily life during the Civil War era and gain appreciation for the vast differences between life today and 150 years ago.

Author : Barbara Brackman
Publisher : C&T Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781571200334
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quilts from the Civil War written by Barbara Brackman and published by C&T Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instructions for nine civil war era patchwork quilts.

Author : Carol Hopkins
Publisher : Martingale
ISBN 13 : 1604685468
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil War Legacies written by Carol Hopkins and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step back in time with 15 favorite patchwork-quilt patterns from the Civil War Legacies collection by Carol Hopkins. Each pattern design features classic blocks evocative of the era, beautifully showcasing today's reproduction quilt fabrics. Wonderfully scrappy, small quilt patterns in sizes perfect for wall hangings and doll quilts Simple, step-by-step instructions with clear diagrams and pressing directions Value-packed collection with something for every skill level

Author : Carolyn J. Lawes
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813184010
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women and Reform in a New England Community, 1815-1860 written by Carolyn J. Lawes and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpretations of women in the antebellum period have long dwelt upon the notion of public versus private gender spheres. As part of the ongoing reevaluation of the prehistory of the women's movement, Carolyn Lawes challenges this paradigm and the primacy of class motivation. She studies the women of antebellum Worcester, Massachusetts, discovering that whatever their economic background, women there publicly worked to remake and improve their community in their own image. Lawes analyzes the organized social activism of the mostly middle-class, urban, white women of Worcester and finds that they were at the center of community life and leadership. Drawing on rich local history collections, Lawes weaves together information from city and state documents, court cases, medical records, church collections, newspapers, and diaries and letters to create a portrait of a group of women for whom constant personal and social change was the norm. Throughout Women and Reform in a New England Community, conventional women make seemingly unconventional choices. A wealthy Worcester matron helped spark a women-led rebellion against ministerial authority in the town's orthodox Calvinist church. Similarly, a close look at the town's sewing circles reveals that they were vehicles for political exchange as well as social gatherings that included men but intentionally restricted them to a subordinate role. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the women of Worcester had taken up explicitly political and social causes, such as an orphan asylum they founded, funded, and directed. Lawes argues that economic and personal instability rather than a desire for social control motivated women, even relatively privileged ones, into social activism. She concludes that the local activism of the women of Worcester stimulated, and was stimulated by, their interest in the first two national women's rights conventions, held in Worcester in 1850 and 1851. Far from being marginalized from the vital economic, social, and political issues of their day, the women of this antebellum New England community insisted upon being active and ongoing participants in the debates and decisions of their society and nation.

Author : Axel Madsen
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780758201010
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sewing Circle written by Axel Madsen and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the double life of "The sewing circle," a group of lesbians and bisexuals that included such famous figures as Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Crawford, Myrna Loy, and Agnes Moorehead.

Author : Carol Hopkins
Publisher : Martingale
ISBN 13 : 160468383X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil War Legacies II written by Carol Hopkins and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow-up to her best-selling Civil War Legacies, Carol Hopkins presents another outstanding collection of charming projects. Each engaging quilt is ideal for scraps and 1860s reproduction fabrics. Choose from 17 traditional patterns with something for every skill level Be inspired by Carol's "To Add Interest" tips regarding fabric selection Create quilts with timeless appeal; these small patterns make beautiful wall hangings, doll quilts, and gifts

Author : Mary Etherington
Publisher : Martingale
ISBN 13 : 1604682558
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blue and the Gray written by Mary Etherington and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of the best-selling Country Threads Goes to Charm School present a remarkable collection of designs inspired by the Civil War and ideal for reproduction fabrics. Choose from 18 traditional quilt patterns, including wall hangings, table toppers, and two beautiful doll quilts Make excellent use of scraps, fat quarters, and even fat eighths Enjoy striking projects with names that conjure images of the era, such as "Gettysburg," "Civil War Journal," and "Troops in Formation"