wartime was the degree of dependence men grew for women. Now that America was engaged in a war, men began to realize what an important role women could play. The most common role of women in the war was as a "camp follower". this term referred to women who followed their husbands to war and earned pay as nurses, cooks, or laundresses. These women gave the men the supplies they needed to fight, and therefore began to earn some respect from men. Some women even disguised themselves as
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