The Women and the Crisis: Women of the North in the Civil War

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McDowell, Obolensky, 1959 - Hospitals - 389 pages
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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Introduction
3
THE IMPENDING CRISIS
26
II
39
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