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My Last Skirt: The Story of Jennie Hodgers, Union Soldier
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Lynda Durrant (Goodreads Author)
Jennie Hodgers dressed as a boy for the first time in order to help support her impoverished Irish family with a shepherds note, bibliography.
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
February 13th 2006
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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My last skirt by Lynda Durrant tells the true story of a girl, Jeannie Hodgers, who living in Ireland converts her identity to male to watch sheep for the needed money. When her father dies suddenly her and her brother leave for America to make their own way. Jeannie maintains her male identity and eventually becomes a well paid store keeper while her brother, living with her, remains lower on the social ladder and jealous. Once her brother reveals her identity to her employer she leaves with he...more
So I wanted to learn a bit more about the Civil War in the US, and since I am not really that interested in dry historical texts someone suggested to me that I should look at young adult fiction.
I searched for "Civil War" in the young adult section of the Toronto Public Library and to my surprise discovered this book which is not only a tale about a Union soldier, but a story about a woman who goes undercover as a man in order to survive as an Irish immigrant with no family...more
I searched for "Civil War" in the young adult section of the Toronto Public Library and to my surprise discovered this book which is not only a tale about a Union soldier, but a story about a woman who goes undercover as a man in order to survive as an Irish immigrant with no family...more
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I like reading historical fiction, especially set during the Civil War. This one was such a good read and informative about the experiences of a young Irish girl who lived her life as a boy and then as a man. A true account of an Irish immigrant who struggled with the way woman were not valued in the workforce in Ireland and then here in America.
I have read other accounts of women who went into battle during the Civil War and the difficulties they encountered. This one was well wri...more
I have read other accounts of women who went into battle during the Civil War and the difficulties they encountered. This one was well wri...more
This is the story of an Irish girl whose father had died because of her mistake. She moves to America with her brother, but in order to get a good job and get paid adecuetly she disguises herself as a boy. Her brother spills her secret, and she moves to a farm for work. She is presured into fighting in the army with one another hand on the farm. She becomes friends with some of the other men, but one of her friends really stands out to her. Will she make it out of the war? Will her disguse...more
This is a good historical fiction about the Civil War for middle school to maybe freshman teens. My Last Skirt is based on the real life of Jennie Hodgers, who was an infantryman in the Civil War and known as Albert Cashier. Hodgers immigrated to the United States using a male identity, which she maintained for over 50 years. The book focuses on her presumed struggle to conceal her physical sex and the lonliness this most likely brought to Hodger's life.
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Young Lady Jennie Hodgers who was the only woman to receive a Civil war Pension as an soldier.
Ireland, Man's world found work. Friend knew who she was, died of fever from his wounds.
Interesting life. Said part is she died w/o finding her brother and had no children.
Ireland, Man's world found work. Friend knew who she was, died of fever from his wounds.
Interesting life. Said part is she died w/o finding her brother and had no children.
An interesting and engaging YA historical fiction book about one of the women who fought in the Civil War on Northern Side. She leaves Ireland after her parents die, dresses up as a man and eventually joins the Union Armty. I learned about her listening to the NPR Civil War Chronicles.
The true story of a petticoat soldier in the Battle of Vicksburg. Well written and easy to read for junior high students.
A story of an Irish immigrant, Jennie, who disguised herself as a boy, and eventually she joined the Union army and fought in the Civil War. She continued her masquerade for over fifty years before being discovered.
Good book. Left me wondering about how girls are treated, what it would be like to live in that era, and how much life has changed for women over the last 150 years. Boys will like this book too for the action and Civil war action.
Based on the life of a real Irish woman who disguises herself as a man to find better paying employment, immigrates to America with her brother Tom and eventually fights as a Union soldier in the Civil War.
While this one had a slow start, it picks up quickly. Well researched historical fiction -- about a real woman who dresses in men's clothing and fights in the civil war.
Read this one after I had read "They Fought Like Demons". This one is fiction based on history.
An Irish lass comes to America to find riches. Ends up fighting in the Civil War.
Touching story
Touching story
Made me want to read a biography of her.
Just couldn't get into it.
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