A Few Words on Behalf of the Loyal Women of the United States, by One of Themselves
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co Printers, 1863.
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co Printers, 1863. First edition. Original paper wraps. 23 pages. Number 10 in a series of 17 pamphlets addressing the causes and outcomes of the Civil War. One of two variant printings with no priority assigned, this with page 23 beginning "attempt at corrupting." Some separation to the foot of spine, with text block holding well. Soiling and edgewear to front wrap; rusted imprint of paperclip affecting top of pages 13-15. Small blot to text of page 13. Else a solid copy of this important work, which suggests that all women who have survived the Civil War deserve credit for their strength and sacrifice.
While at its release, A Few Words was anonymous, an 1865 publication by the Loyal Publication Society attributes the work to Caroline Kirkland (Mrs. C. M. Kirkland). Kirkland, a writer, educator, and abolitionist, brought a unique perspective to the debate on women's roles in the Civil War. A Northerner by birth, she spent the years leading up to the war living with her husband on a homestead in Michigan. Her experience living in the North and West, and traversing the South, informs her response to the accusation being made by men on both sides: that the strength of Southern women and the apathy of Northern women had contributed to seccession and the duration of the conflict. According to Kirkland's argument, women on both sides nursed sick soldiers, rationed, and experienced the losses of husbands, brothers, and fathers. Yet Kirkland argues that women of the South are implicated in the evils of slavery. "They, having seen slavery, felt it, known its horrors, suffered under its attendant evils and learned...its incompatibility with God's benign law of love have deliberately lent themselves...to the perpetuation of so awful an evil." As an abolitionist and a women's rights activist, Kirkland highlights the cognitive dissonance involved in promoting the strength of women who refuse to recognize that their fight for equality is tied to that of all oppressed Americans. She concludes with hope from the West, where she comments that strong-minded women have rejected courtships and shunned deserters who refuse to stand their ground. A rare and interesting work documenting a Union woman's perspective on American women's responsibilities in wartime.
History of American Women. Very Good + (Item #2488)
Maneno Machache kwa Niaba ya Wanawake Waaminifu wa Marekani, na Mmoja Wao New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co Printers, 1863. New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co Printers, 1863. Toleo la kwanza. Vifuniko vya karatasi vya awali. 23 kurasa. Kitabu hiki ni cha kumi katika mfululizo wa vijitabu 17 vinavyozungumzia sababu na matokeo ya Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe. "Kama ilivyo katika toleo la kwanza la toleo la 23 la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo la toleo.""" Baadhi ya kutenganishwa kwa mguu wa uti wa mgongo, na block maandishi kushikilia vizuri. Mifuko ya karatasi ya mbele na ya juu ya karatasi ya mbele ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi ya karatasi. "Kutumia ""kitu kidogo"" kwenye ukurasa wa 13" "Kama nakala ya msingi ya kazi hii muhimu, ambayo inaonyesha kwamba wanawake wote ambao wameokoka Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe wanastahili sifa kwa nguvu zao na dhabihu zao. """ A Few Words ilitolewa mwaka 1865 na Loyal Publications Society na kupewa jina la Caroline Kirkland. Kirkland, mwandishi, mwalimu, na mtetezi wa ukombozi wa utumwa, alileta mtazamo wa kipekee kwenye mjadala juu ya majukumu ya wanawake katika Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe. Akiwa mzaliwa wa Kaskazini, alitumia miaka iliyotangulia vita akiishi na mumewe katika shamba huko Michigan. Uzoefu wake wa kuishi Kaskazini na Magharibi, na kuvuka Kusini, unaelezea majibu yake kwa mashtaka yanayotolewa na wanaume pande zote mbili: kwamba nguvu ya wanawake wa Kusini na kutojali kwa wanawake wa Kaskazini kumesababisha kujitenga na muda wa mgogoro. Kulingana na hoja ya Kirkland, wanawake katika pande zote mbili waliwatunza askari wagonjwa, walipewa chakula cha kutosha, na walipata hasara ya waume, ndugu, na baba. Hata hivyo Kirkland anasema kwamba wanawake wa Kusini wanahusika katika uovu wa utumwa. "Wale ambao wameona utumwa, wameuhisi, wamejua hofu zake, wameteseka chini ya uovu wake wa msaidizi na wamejifunza... kutoelewana kwake na sheria ya upendo ya Mungu ya wema wamejitolea kwa makusudi... kwa kudumu kwa uovu mbaya sana.""" Kama mtetezi wa haki za wanawake, Kirkland anaangazia kutoelewana kwa utambuzi kuhusika katika kukuza nguvu ya wanawake ambao wanakataa kutambua kwamba mapambano yao kwa usawa yanaunganishwa na yale ya Wamarekani wote waliokandamizwa. "Amesema: ""Wanawake wenye akili kali wamekataa kuolewa na wamepuuza watu wanaokataa kushikilia msimamo wao." Kazi ya nadra na ya kuvutia inayoonyesha mtazamo wa mwanamke wa Muungano juu ya majukumu ya wanawake wa Marekani wakati wa vita. Historia ya Wanawake wa Marekani. "Mfano mzuri wa ""Ndio"" ni #248."