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Mary C. Vaughan
Known for helping preserve the stories of women in the American Civil War, this 19th-century writer co-authored a widely read record of nurses, aid workers, and organizers. Her surviving work also shows an interest in reform and in celebrating notable women from history.
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Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
by L. P. (Linus Pierpont) Brockett, Mary C. Vaughan
About the author
Mary C. Vaughan was a nineteenth-century American writer whose name is most closely linked with Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism and Patience, a book she co-authored with L. P. Brockett. First published soon after the war, it gathered accounts of women who served as nurses, relief workers, and organizers, helping document contributions that were often overlooked.
Records of her life are limited, so many biographical details remain unclear. What can be confirmed from library and archival sources is that she also published Famous Women, and surviving references connect her with reform-era writing and public speaking.
Because so little dependable personal information is easy to verify today, Vaughan stands out less as a fully documented public figure than as an important witness to women's history. Her work remains valuable for readers interested in the Civil War, nineteenth-century reform, and the effort to make women's achievements visible in print.