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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... nurses " mother " and all of the nurses , whether young or old , considered motherliness their first duty . On the beam of the reading room of the great Benton Barracks Hospital at Mound City were inscribed the words , " Mother , Home ...
... nurses " mother " and all of the nurses , whether young or old , considered motherliness their first duty . On the beam of the reading room of the great Benton Barracks Hospital at Mound City were inscribed the words , " Mother , Home ...
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... nurses . " In regard to the first , it is important to obtain and disseminate exact official information as to the nature and variety of wants of the army .. so as to avoid superfluity in some things and deficiency in others ; and ...
... nurses . " In regard to the first , it is important to obtain and disseminate exact official information as to the nature and variety of wants of the army .. so as to avoid superfluity in some things and deficiency in others ; and ...
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... nurses , but the age limit excluded a number of young women who , subsequently , working outside the Dix organization , contributed some of the finest nursing service of the war . To many others , the rigid regulations were distasteful ...
... nurses , but the age limit excluded a number of young women who , subsequently , working outside the Dix organization , contributed some of the finest nursing service of the war . To many others , the rigid regulations were distasteful ...
Contenido
Introduction | 3 |
THE IMPENDING CRISIS | 26 |
II | 39 |
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