BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA CO. (WOLF) — An exhibit on the Barton Home through the Bloomsburg Truthful showcased the numerous contributions of girls through the Civil Battle. The show featured replicas and portraits, detailing the assorted roles girls performed on each side of the battle, together with fundraising, espionage, and even disguising themselves as males to combat.
Rebecca Ermisch, a museum historian who was current on the exhibit carrying period-appropriate clothes, famous the inspiration girls drew from figures like Florence Nightingale, saying, “When the conflict occurred, women wished to assist out. Some women had learn the guide that was put out about Florence Nightingale, they usually have been impressed they usually thought, wouldn’t or not it’s nice to be, , to assist out this manner?”
The Barton Home, recognized for its portrayal of 18th-century life, hosts varied occasions all through the truthful.
