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In 1861 Dorothea Dix was appointed Superintendent of Nurses , the first such office instituted in United States history . After her war services , she resumed her activities on behalf of the handicapped and ill with undiminished vigor ...
In 1861 Dorothea Dix was appointed Superintendent of Nurses , the first such office instituted in United States history . After her war services , she resumed her activities on behalf of the handicapped and ill with undiminished vigor ...
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There the wounded found little but crude shelter ; no supplies , no trained nurses , and no . In April , 1861 , some 3000 New York women , brought together through the efforts of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell , organized the Woman's Central ...
There the wounded found little but crude shelter ; no supplies , no trained nurses , and no . In April , 1861 , some 3000 New York women , brought together through the efforts of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell , organized the Woman's Central ...
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She later made her greatest contribution by organizing the training of nurses and establishing the International and American Red Cross . The Confederate Army was equally unprepared for wartime medical service .
She later made her greatest contribution by organizing the training of nurses and establishing the International and American Red Cross . The Confederate Army was equally unprepared for wartime medical service .
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |