A Civil War Poem

Women, men said, would just be in the way,
They didn't know the difference between work and play.
What did women know of war anyway?
What could they do? Of what use could they be?
They would just scream at the sight of a gun, don't you see.
Imagine their skirts among artillery wheels,
And watch for their flutter as they flee across the fields.
They would faint at the first drop of blood in their sight…
They might pick some lint, and tear up some sheets,
And make us some jellies, and send on their sweets,
And knit some soft socks for Uncle Sam's shoes,
And write us some letters, and tell us the news.
And so it was settled, by common consent,
That husbands or brothers or whoever went,
That the place for the women was in their own homes,
There to patiently wait until victory comes. Isn't this interesting? Goodman R. (2009). Expanding the Role of Women as Nurses During the American Civil War.  Advances in Nursing Science, 32(1), 33-42.Retrieved from http://proxy.library.siue.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=2010648191&site=ehost-live&scope=site I'll do a formal introduction later. I really need to do this History Project research, I just wanted to share that. ;)