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Shrieks and Moans in Richmond

150 years ago today an explosion killed at least forty workers, mostly women, at the Confederate Ordnance Laboratory on Brown’s Island, Richmond. It is pointed out that this event shows the wartime need for female industrial workers since so many … Continue reading

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