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"The Weaker Sex in War makes a welcome and valuable contribution to our understanding of the gendered nature of Confederate nationalism. Through the stories of middle-class and planter women, Kristen Brill explores how nationalism proved a two-way street-both shaped by and projected onto Confederate women. She reminds us that these women were more than just devoted wives or daughters; they were powerful symbols of the short-lived Confederate nation. --Caroline E. Janney, University of Virginia, author of Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee's Army after Appomattox Brill admirably roots Southern women's power not only in the domesticworld of the household, but also demonstrates how ably they transferred that power into the political world around them... She artfully explains how Southern white women could transcend their traditional household roles without sacrificing those roles -- ""Civil War Book Review"""

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Kristen Brill is Lecturer in American History at Keele University (UK) and the editor of The Diary of a Civil War Bride: Lucy Wood Butler of Virginia

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