Being a spy was a seemingly perfect job for a woman to hold, "Because few men expected women to be politicized to the point of revealing secrets, women were able to gather useful information from the enemy” (Women and the Civil War). supreme as spies include Harriet Tubman and Mary Ann Pittman. Similarly, it is officially documented that at least 250 women served as soldiers in the Civil War, while most believe there could have been at least 400 or more woman to fight as a soldier if she was prohibited from enlisting? In those days, the only option for women was to dress up as men, and most did so successfully although this was illegal. They were forced to hide their breasts and mask their voices, and usually entered with a male they could trust. Their Adam's apple was the only dead finding, but this was rarely noticed as no tests were carried out and they always tried to cover their necks. Each woman had a reason for wanting to fight, some of the factors included earning money to bring back to their families, a desire for adventure and to accompany loved ones. If caught in the act, the consequences varied depending on