Class Year
2019
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
11-21-2017
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
In Gettysburg, we celebrate the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address in two ways: the Dedication Day ceremony and the Fortenbaugh Lecture. Every year on November 19, Gettysburg College and the Robert Fortenbaugh family invite a scholar to present their new Civil War research. This year, that scholar was Dr. Thavolia Glymph who presented her lecture titled “I’m a Radical Girl”: Enslaved and Free Black Women Unionists and the Politics of Civil War History. As the title reveals, her lecture revolved around black women unionists and their place in war efforts—a role which has often been overlooked. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
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Recommended Citation
Ortman, Olivia, "The 2017 Fortenbaugh Lecture: “I’m a Radical Girl”" (2017). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 272.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/272
Comments
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