Parallel Identities: Southern Appalachia and the Southern Concepts of Gender During the American Civil War

Southern concepts of gender influenced Appalachian society throughout the antebellum and Civil War eras. Concepts of masculinity and femininity, including “the cult of true womanhood” and Southern manhood, shifted and broaden throughout the South due to wartime stressors. Appalachians adjusted these...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harrell, Maegan K.
Format: Others
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2014
Subjects:
Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2407
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3769&context=etd