Gender
Information about Gender in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1895-11-13, Washington (D.C.) Morning Times; Elizabeth Van Lew sends in her annual protest of taxation without representation – article gives an interesting and negative physical description of her
1897-01-08, Norfolk (Va.) Virginian; text of Elizabeth Van Lew’s annual anti-taxation protest
1899-01-27, Norfolk (Va.) Virginian-Pilot; Elizabeth Van Lew’s annual protest against taxation – adds a few details, including that General Grant was once entertained at her home
1900-01-18, Richmond Dispatch; Miss Van Lew’s annual protest (and her last) against taxation without representation
1900-01-18, Richmond Times; Miss Van Lew’s annual protest (and her last) against taxation without representation
1900-03-22, Richmond Times; Miss Elizabeth Van Lew is recovering from her illness – live-in niece is not. Another niece arrives from Philadelphia to assist
1900-09-26, Richmond Times; very detailed obituary for Elizabeth Van Lew – provides nice summary of her life and spy career
1900-11-09, Red Cloud (Neb.) Chief; embellished account of the life and career of Elizabeth Van Lew – describes her as “the Belle of Richmond” prior to the war and that a disappointed love affair was the reason she never married
1902-08-03, Richmond Times; criticism of the verbiage of Van Lew’s memorial stone and her wartime career, by “A Confederate” who claimed to have known her personally
1902-12-02, Honolulu (Hawaii) Republican; lengthy and detailed description of the life of Elizabeth Van Lew

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