Her husband was the first U.S. President to go through the impeachment process, though he was not removed from office. What did she think about the Reconstruction Era? How did she respond while her husband was at the center of extreme national controversy?
Meet Eliza Johnson, the first of the first ladies during the Reconstruction Era.
Continue readingEven before the Civil War ended and well into the Reconstruction Era, women helped “contraband” adjust to freedom and gain a good education. Later, the Freedman’s Bureau offered a more formalized opportunity for women to teach in the South.
This blog post takes a closer look at this important role and at the lives and work of some of the women who decided to start to assist at these schools.
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We hear (and write) about women during the Civil War. But what about the Reconstruction Era?
Since history is about real people and real events, what better way to talk about Women during the Reconstruction Era than looking at the lives of four ladies from that time period?
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