Crystal Feimster interview on laws protecting victims of sexual violence during the Civil War Era

In a radio interview, historian Crystal Feimster explains the role that laws of war played in providing a basis for poor white and black women to seek legal protections against sexual assault during the Civil War. The interview segment, “Sew Up Your Petticoats,” (Rules of Engagement: Ethics in Warfare) was conducted by the hosts of BackStory with the American History Guys” (http://backstoryradio.org).

Listen to “Sew Up Your Petticoats,” interview segment with Crystal Feimster-[29:59-33:23]. Published Friday, 2/1/2013. http://backstoryradio.org

Updated, Monday, March 4, 2013.

View Crystal Feimster’s faculty page: http://afamstudies.yale.edu/faculty/crystal-feimster