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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... organization than the wholly inexperienced Miss Dix . There were a number of men at the meeting in the Infirmary , among them Henry Whitney Bellows , Unitarian minister and champion of many causes . Bellows was a fluent talker whom some ...
... organization than the wholly inexperienced Miss Dix . There were a number of men at the meeting in the Infirmary , among them Henry Whitney Bellows , Unitarian minister and champion of many causes . Bellows was a fluent talker whom some ...
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... organization or head - without any positive instructions as to the immediate future wants of the army - are liable to waste their enthusiasm in disproportionate efforts , to overlook some claims , and overdo others , while they give ...
... organization or head - without any positive instructions as to the immediate future wants of the army - are liable to waste their enthusiasm in disproportionate efforts , to overlook some claims , and overdo others , while they give ...
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... organization . . . there can be no efficiency , system , or discipline in this important matter of nurses . . . and there can be no organization , except it originates in the common will and becomes the genuine representative of all the ...
... organization . . . there can be no efficiency , system , or discipline in this important matter of nurses . . . and there can be no organization , except it originates in the common will and becomes the genuine representative of all the ...
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