Throwback Thursday: Broom Brigade

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Broom Brigades were patriotic drill teams, made up of young women performing precision drills using brooms instead of rifles. The brigades were popular in the 1880s and often associated with a local G.A.R. The photos is of a Clinton County Broom Brigade, under the command of Etta Strumm, with Emma Brown as drummer c. 1884. Photo courtesy of Clinton County History Center, www.clintoncountyhistory.org.

Broom Brigades were patriotic drill teams, made up of young women performing precision drills using brooms instead of rifles. The brigades were popular in the 1880s and often associated with a local G.A.R. The photos is of a Clinton County Broom Brigade, under the command of Etta Strumm, with Emma Brown as drummer c. 1884. Photo courtesy of Clinton County History Center, www.clintoncountyhistory.org.
http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2017/07/web1_BroomBrigade.jpgBroom Brigades were patriotic drill teams, made up of young women performing precision drills using brooms instead of rifles. The brigades were popular in the 1880s and often associated with a local G.A.R. The photos is of a Clinton County Broom Brigade, under the command of Etta Strumm, with Emma Brown as drummer c. 1884. Photo courtesy of Clinton County History Center, www.clintoncountyhistory.org.

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