Extra Credit Questions

[L Verge]

We can certainly agree that, whether or not Lincoln considered Harriet Beecher Stowe's book on Uncle Tom's Cabin a cause of the Civil War, the turmoil it caused certainly contributed to the growing ill will between the sections. However, almost two decades before that book appeared on the market, there was another female who might be said to contribute to the war down the line also -- not as blatantly as Mrs. Stowe, but certainly in a politically charged way. Who was this femme fatale?