Forgotten Hero of the Civil War –Sheltered Orphans & Reinvented Hospital Kitchens | Annie Wittenmyer

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing Annie Wittenmyer and all of the amazing work that she did! I hope you enjoy todays episode & maybe even learn something new! ~ Christina Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - 3 Part Series & my cold =)1:02 - Sarah Annie Turner3:04 - Move to Iowa6:23 - Annie’s life - The “Real” story11:34 - Keokuk Ladies’ Soldiers’ Aid Society17:02 - The Woman who fed an army 19:37 - Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home22:04 - Orphan’s Home Evolves28:41 - Temperance Movement32:44 - Final Thoughts►Sources:https://web.archive.org/web/20110525191459/http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=231&nt=207&nt2=229 Annie’s Book: https://librivox.org/under-the-guns-by-annie-wittenmyer/ https://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/detailspage.aspx?id=415 Was she a Widow or not? https://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/2022/10/13/the-truth-will-out-annie-wittenmyer/ Iowa Childrens Home: https://web.archive.org/web/20101230011824/http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=243&nt=207&nt2=239  https://web.archive.org/web/20101230011824/http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=243&nt=207&nt2=239 https://teachingiowahistory.org/virtual-exhibits/home-soldiers-orphans https://libguides.davenportlibrary.com/c.php?g=757345&p=5430552 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grant-wittenmyer/ Hymns she wrote: https://hymnary.org/person/Wittenmeyer_Annie#google_vignette https://history.iowa.gov/media/291/download?inline Iowa Childrens Home: https://web.archive.org/web/20101230011824/http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=243&nt=207&nt2=239 Book: The Orphans of Davenport: Eugenics, the Great Depression, and the War over Children's Intelligence by Marilyn Brookwood-  Buy Book: https://amzn.to/4oS9D2r Support the show