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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... look in her eyes , as though she were more aware of her goal than her surround- ings . It was the detachment of one who was conscious of seeing more in life than others see , and when in pursuit of her reforms , others saw this de ...
... look in her eyes , as though she were more aware of her goal than her surround- ings . It was the detachment of one who was conscious of seeing more in life than others see , and when in pursuit of her reforms , others saw this de ...
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... look at , rode sidesaddle on her own horse . Annie had no horse of her own , but the surgeon found her a cavalry mount , a big , rawboned , disillusioned veteran , whom nothing could surprise . Her saddle was a heavy regulation cavalry ...
... look at , rode sidesaddle on her own horse . Annie had no horse of her own , but the surgeon found her a cavalry mount , a big , rawboned , disillusioned veteran , whom nothing could surprise . Her saddle was a heavy regulation cavalry ...
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... looks today much as it did then . It is a pleasant two - story house of gray stone with white trim , standing at an angle ... look at them ( that day or the next ) and from them she learned what may have been her first lesson in maturity ...
... looks today much as it did then . It is a pleasant two - story house of gray stone with white trim , standing at an angle ... look at them ( that day or the next ) and from them she learned what may have been her first lesson in maturity ...
Contenido
Introduction | 3 |
THE IMPENDING CRISIS | 26 |
II | 39 |
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