The Northern home front during the Civil War played a significant role in the conflict. Women were a majority of the population there and their contributions, sacrifices, and experiences are often forgotten in the larger narrative of the war. In this presentation, Professor Brett Barker will uncover their lives and stories, with a particular emphasis on women from Wisconsin. Dr. Brett Barker is Professor of History at UW-Stevens Point at Wausau and is Chair of the Department of History and International Studies at UW-Stevens Point. He has taught at Wausau since 2004 and is a member of the MCHS Board of Directors. His primary historical research interests are in the northern home front during the Civil War and Wisconsin soldiers during the Civil War. This History Speaks program is presented live at 2pm at the Woodson History Center (410 McIndoe Street, Wausau), in conjunction with the Marathon County Public Library and sponsored by Janke Book Store. For more information, please call MCHS at 715-842-5750, email us at info@marathoncountyhistory.org, or visit our website at www.marathoncountyhistory.org.