Women in Civil War Texas: Diversity and Dissidence in the Trans-Mississippi

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Women in Civil War Texas is the first book dedicated to the unique experiences of Texas women during this time. It connects Texas women’s lives to southern women’s history and shares the diversity of experiences of women in Texas during the Civil War. Contributors explore Texas women and their vocal support for secession, coping with their husbands’ wartime absences, the importance of letter-writing, and how pro-Union sentiment caused serious difficulties for women. They also analyze the effects of ethnicity, focusing on African American, German, and Tejana women’s experiences. Finally, two essays examine the problem of refugee women in east Texas and the dangers facing western frontier women. The contents include: "Everyone has the war fever" / Vicki Betts -- Caroline Sedberry, politician's wife / Dorothy Ewing -- He said, she said / Beverly Rowe -- Finding joy through hard times / Brittany Bounds -- Black Texas women and the freedom war / Bruce A. Glasrud -- Black women and Supreme Court decisions during the Civil War era / Linda S. Hudson -- Mexican-Texan women in the Civil War / Jerry Thompson and Elizabeth Mata -- Courage on a Texas frontier / Judith Dykes-Hoffman -- "In favor of our fathers' country …
Date: October 2016
Creator: Liles, Deborah M. & Boswell, Angela
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Abridged Sketch of Extradition To and From the United States (open access)

An Abridged Sketch of Extradition To and From the United States

This report discusses "extradition", which is the formal surrender of a person by a State to another State for prosecution or punishment.
Date: October 4, 2016
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies (open access)

Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies

This report discusses Iran's national security policy. Some experts forecast that Iran's foreign and defense policies might shift after international sanctions were eased in January 2016 in accordance with the July 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement with Iran (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA).
Date: October 21, 2016
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2016 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 2016
Creator: Goodwin, Jeanne M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. [96], No. [41], Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 2016 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. [96], No. [41], Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 2016
Creator: Goodwin, Jeanne M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 2016 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 2016

Weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 2016
Creator: LaFerney, Dalton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 202, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2016 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 202, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2016

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 2016
Creator: Brock, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 187, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 (open access)

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 187, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 2016
Creator: Linebarger, Les
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 202, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 2016 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 202, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 2016

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 2016
Creator: Brock, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 233, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 9, 2016 (open access)

Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 233, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 9, 2016

Daily newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 9, 2016
Creator: Reddell, Valerie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 73, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 73, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 14, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 72, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 72, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 79, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 79, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 68, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 9, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 68, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 9, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 9, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History