The Women and the Crisis: Women of the North in the Civil WarMcDowell, Obolensky, 1959 - 389 páginas Chronicles the changes which came about through the dedicated work of Northern women during the Civil War regarding the responsibility for treatment of the wounded. Their efforts laid the groundwork for modern organized charity work, the Red Cross, and what could be considered military nursing. Biographies are included of notable women who dedicated themselves to caring for the wounded and changing government policy. |
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... administration of the law than against the law itself . However , qualifi- cation , modification , or even absolute accuracy were not part of the stock - in - trade of the militant , reforming 22 THE WOMEN AND THE CRISIS.
... administration of the law than against the law itself . However , qualifi- cation , modification , or even absolute accuracy were not part of the stock - in - trade of the militant , reforming 22 THE WOMEN AND THE CRISIS.
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... administration had re- leased forces which were as yet incalculable . It took no time at all , however , for the Southern political leaders to understand what had happened insofar as they themselves were af- fected . To them the new ...
... administration had re- leased forces which were as yet incalculable . It took no time at all , however , for the Southern political leaders to understand what had happened insofar as they themselves were af- fected . To them the new ...
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... administration so much as against the more comprehensive , more permanent , more impersonal bureaucracy they called " government . " It was the slow germinating of the resolution , which was to keep on growing in strength through the ...
... administration so much as against the more comprehensive , more permanent , more impersonal bureaucracy they called " government . " It was the slow germinating of the resolution , which was to keep on growing in strength through the ...
Términos y frases comunes
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