The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 96
... Army was totally unpre- pared for war . Its one military hospital had forty beds , no trained staff , and no means of transporting the wounded . Makeshift accommodations were improvised in hotels and boardinghouses near battlefields ...
... Army was totally unpre- pared for war . Its one military hospital had forty beds , no trained staff , and no means of transporting the wounded . Makeshift accommodations were improvised in hotels and boardinghouses near battlefields ...
Page 97
... army nurses was a blunt , warm- hearted widow , Mary Bickerdyke , known as " Mother " and beloved by thousands of soldiers . She served in General Sher- man's army and became the terror of any inefficient , lazy , or drunken staff ...
... army nurses was a blunt , warm- hearted widow , Mary Bickerdyke , known as " Mother " and beloved by thousands of soldiers . She served in General Sher- man's army and became the terror of any inefficient , lazy , or drunken staff ...
Page 98
... Army was equally unprepared for wartime medical service . One of the first southern woman nurses was Sally Tompkins , who set up her own hospital in Richmond and was later commissioned a captain by the Confederacy . While resistance to ...
... Army was equally unprepared for wartime medical service . One of the first southern woman nurses was Sally Tompkins , who set up her own hospital in Richmond and was later commissioned a captain by the Confederacy . While resistance to ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |