Event Information

Exhibit: "Reflections on the War: Women and Their Civil War Quilts

March 1, 2010–March 31, 2010

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fort Scott National Historic Site
Old Fort Blvd.
Fort Scott, Kansas
County: Bourbon

On loan from the Kansas Historical Society, the exhibit portrays the turbulence in Kansas during the Civil War and women\\\'s instrumental role in protesting the injustices of slavery, aiding runaways on the Underground Railroad, nursing the sick and wounded during the war, and later raising funds to purchase monuments to heroes of the conflict. From Petticoat plotters to Post-Civil War Kansas, the exhibit celebrates the contributions women in Kansas and Fort Scott made during the chaos and turbulence that the young state endured in the mid-nineteenth century.

Contact Information

Contact: Kelley Collins
Phone: 620-223-0310
Web Site:
E-mail: kelley_collins@nps.gov

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Date Submitted: February 4, 2010