Introduction: "a long time in want of a bureau"
That the freed-women ... may rise to the dignity and glory of true womanhood : the men, purpose, and gendered freedom of the Freedmen's Bureau
A weight of circumstances like millstones about their necks to drag and keep them down : freedwomen, federal relief, and the Freedmen's Bureau
The women are the controlling spirits : freedwomen, free labor, and the Freedmen's Bureau
To put forth almost superhuman efforts to regain their children : freedwomen, parental rights, and the Freedmen's Bureau
Strict justice for every man, woman, and child : gender, justice, and the Freedman's Bureau.