This article discusses women in combat at war. It discusses women and their roles in war throughout time. It mainly focuses on the women who snuck into the Civil War. The article discusses why, how, what happens when they were discovered and the overall topic of women fighting during the Civil War. The article also contains information of women's rights in war and how they contributed. They ended up in many cases achieving greater then men in some cases, they acheived ranks and fought better, more then men at times throughout the war. Women would sneak in for love, money and honor by dressing up as men since there wasn't really a check or ID necessary. This article shows that women had/have just as much power and capability as men in combat to fight for their country and the side they believed in.
It seems to mainly focus on the idea that women were just as good as men and they could fight hard, but in our history, they were forced to hide their identity since men did not believe females could do anything. There was great sexism and the author shares different girls in the Civil war's story. People would sneak in for love to join their husband or brother, because for some the thought of separation was to much, and they fought bravely with them or after they died, for the. Also women would be poor or close to poverty, since most women jobs lacked sufficient pay, so they snuck in so they could get a pay of 13 to 16 dollars a months which was much better then most of their jobs as maids. There was also great bravery told in the article of women wanting to fight for their country so much they couldn't help but sneak in. There was still great sexism told of in the story when women were discovered despite their success women were kicked out most of the time until later when the confederates lacked troops they didn't care your gender. It was sad that it took desperation to have women be permitted in only if it was in dire situations! Despite their achievements women were still seen as lesser beings and objects to do the work. They were never seen as people who could fight a war or deserve equal pay. The author wanted the readers to see that women were a big deal in the war and they played an important role, just as much as the men. They wanted us to see that women can fight wars and they have been doing so well for centuries and those girls deserve respect just as much as any of the male fighters. She tells stories of female fighters to show us that women are capable, and they can perform just as well. There's far less sexism now but the authors trying to say it took to long for men to let go of their lesser opinions on women.
This makes me think about racism as well. Not only was racism going on but there was sexiest opinions as well. Racism was the main focus of that time, which was a huge deal. People were being terrorized and killed for being black before and after the war. Racism was the only problem dealt with, that had to do with biased opinion's. Although blacks were treated harshly, the black men could vote, own land, work in certain jobs and fight for their cause without needing to sneak in, dress up and pretend. They were allowed in. These two problems, were both important, both happening in a big way at that time, and still has a great impression on todays society. Black people are treated unfairly, in cases like Eric Garner, Mike Brown and other. Women have lower pay in many areas, have to work harder for certain things and weren't allowed to fight in the front lines of war officially until 2013!
