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The Civil War required many women to act with greater independence in running their households and in expressing their political views. It brought women more firmly into the civic sphere and ultimately gave them new public roles, which would prove crucial starting points for the late-nineteenth-century feminist struggle for social and political equality.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50135603282193,"sku":"CIN0674060482G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0674060482.jpg?v=1750847579"},{"product_id":"this-war-ain-t-over-book-nina-silber-9781469661575","title":"This War Ain't Over","description":"The New Deal era witnessed a surprising surge in popular engagement with the history and memory of the Civil War era. 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