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In 1848 Dorothea Dix approached Congress with a “ Memorial ... praying a grant of land for the relief and support of the indigent insane in the United States . " She offered a documented survey of existing conditions and a detailed ...
In 1848 Dorothea Dix approached Congress with a “ Memorial ... praying a grant of land for the relief and support of the indigent insane in the United States . " She offered a documented survey of existing conditions and a detailed ...
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It was the first organization of its kind in the United States and began immediately to train one hundred women as army nurses . It soon became evident that a national relief agency was necessary . In June , 1861 , President Lincoln ...
It was the first organization of its kind in the United States and began immediately to train one hundred women as army nurses . It soon became evident that a national relief agency was necessary . In June , 1861 , President Lincoln ...
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... York : Columbia University Press , 1966 ) Newcomer , Mabel , A Century of Higher Education for American Women ( New York : Harper and Brothers , 1959 ) Woody , Thomas , A History of Women's Education in the United States , 2 vols .
... York : Columbia University Press , 1966 ) Newcomer , Mabel , A Century of Higher Education for American Women ( New York : Harper and Brothers , 1959 ) Woody , Thomas , A History of Women's Education in the United States , 2 vols .
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |