Women In The Civil War Quiz

At the beginning of the Civil War, who were all the nurses?

• Women

• Men

• Doctors

• Children

What did the Confederate Congress pass in 1862?

• A declaration of peace

• A conscription act

• A law allowing women nurses in army hospitals

• A tax law

Who was known as the 'Angel of the Battlefield'?

• Dorthea Dix

• Susie King Taylor

• Clara Barton

• Ella King Newsom

What did the Union Surgeon General request in 1862?

• More medical supplies

• That at least one-third of the nurses in hospitals be women

• More doctors in the field

• Better hospital conditions

Who organized the American Red Cross after the war?

• Ella King Newsom

• Dorthea Dix

• Clara Barton

• Mary Edwards Walker

How many women are believed to have fought in the Civil War?

• About 100

• About 200

• About 300

• About 400

Who was known as the 'Cleopatra of the Confederacy'?

• Elizabeth Van Lew

• Belle Boyd

• Pauline Cushman

• Harriet Tubman

What role did Mary Edwards Walker serve in the army?

• Nurse

• Spy

• Laundress

• Surgeon

Who was the first woman to earn the Medal of Honor?

• Susie King Taylor

• Clara Barton

• Mary Edwards Walker

• Dorthea Dix

What did Clara Barton say about the Civil War's impact on women?

• It changed nothing for women

• It advanced the position of women by 50 years

• It had no impact on women

• It set women back by decades