For the Millions.

The article discusses printed ephemera produced during the U.S. Civil War for the consumption of women and children. Particular focus is given to the collection of ephemera belonging to 19th-century antiquarian John A. McAllister, housed at Pennsylvania's Library Company of Philadelphia. According to the author, materials such as stationery and paper toys and novelties reflected significant influences and changes in the lives of women and children during the Civil War. Topics discussed include the tension between women's public and domestic roles in the absence of men, increases in correspondence during the Civil War, and personal advertisements.