The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 75
... United States . " She offered a documented survey of existing conditions and a detailed pro- gram for reform . She urged Congress to consider the insane " wards of the nation " and to finance their care with a federal land grant of five ...
... United States . " She offered a documented survey of existing conditions and a detailed pro- gram for reform . She urged Congress to consider the insane " wards of the nation " and to finance their care with a federal land grant of five ...
Page 96
... United States and began immediately to train one hundred women as army nurses . It soon became evident that a national relief agency was neces- sary . In June , 1861 , President Lincoln established the United States Sanitary Commission ...
... United States and began immediately to train one hundred women as army nurses . It soon became evident that a national relief agency was neces- sary . In June , 1861 , President Lincoln established the United States Sanitary Commission ...
Page 175
... United Nations General Assembly . As chairman of the United Nations Com- mission on Human Rights from 1946 to 1953 she realized her lifelong goal of working for equality and peace on a world scale . Hers was traditional feminine concern ...
... United Nations General Assembly . As chairman of the United Nations Com- mission on Human Rights from 1946 to 1953 she realized her lifelong goal of working for equality and peace on a world scale . Hers was traditional feminine concern ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |