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 Turner
3:04 - Move to Iowa
6:23 - Annie’s life - The “Real” story
11:34 - Keokuk Ladies’ Soldiers’ Aid Society
17:02 - The Woman who fed an army 
19:37 - Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
22:04 - Orphan’s Home Evolves
28:41 - Temperance Movement
32:44 - 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 

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