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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... regard these militant mill women as a force to be reckoned with . In 1860 there was a spectacular shoemakers ' strike in New England , in which the women joined the men strikers and staged two parades of their own . One , which took ...
... regard these militant mill women as a force to be reckoned with . In 1860 there was a spectacular shoemakers ' strike in New England , in which the women joined the men strikers and staged two parades of their own . One , which took ...
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... regard John Brown as a martyr and a Christian hero rather than murderer and robber , and act up to these sentiments , or countenance others in so doing , is a preposterous idea ... The pretty waltz music had stopped with a crash , the ...
... regard John Brown as a martyr and a Christian hero rather than murderer and robber , and act up to these sentiments , or countenance others in so doing , is a preposterous idea ... The pretty waltz music had stopped with a crash , the ...
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... 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 . . . to come to a ...
... 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 . . . to come to a ...
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