'All Honor to the Ladies' with Peter Vermilyea

On January 23rd, 2022, the Litchfield Historical Society and the League of Women Voters of Litchfield County welcomed author, teacher, and historian Peter Vermilyea for a virtual lecture on the work of women during the Civil War.
The coming of the Civil War posed unprecedented challenges for Northern society. The federal government had no experience and little authority to meet the logistical demands of sending armies to war. Consequently, much of this task fell to local communities. At the forefront of the efforts to support Connecticut soldiers were Ladies' Aid Societies. This talk will explore how these organizations provided for Union soldiers while also providing women with opportunities to exercise political agency and gain leadership and organizational experience that would prove instrumental in post-war reform movements.
Peter Vermilyea teaches history at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he is the scholarship director at his alma mater's Civil War Institute. He is currently completing a book on Litchfield County and the coming of the Civil War.
This lecture is part of a partnership series between the Litchfield Historical Society and the League of Women Voters of Litchfield County. The League of Women Voters of Litchfield County is a grassroots, nonpartisan political organization of women and men.
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Thank you so much for this very informative talk! Much appreciated.

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Thank you for watching!

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I love your presentations. My guess about the phrase "give him the mitten" is this, back in the day a gentleman would share his mittens and hand one to a lady to keep her hands warm and appear gentlemanly. I am thinking if she wanted him to get lost, she would give his mitten back.