Throughout much of the Civil War, a key Union objective was to penetrate the South and seize the city of Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy.
Speaking out publicly against injustice, publishing and editing newspapers, and helping slaves escape to freedom, these pioneers achieved successes unprecedented for women at the time.
When Govenor Bill Richardson announced his intention to research a potential pardon for Billy the Kid, 129 years after his death, it caused major controversy.
