Introduction
Journal: Nursing History Review
Year: 2023

In the opening year of the American Civil War, nurse Clara Barton wrote these words, expressing her determination to do her part to help the sick and injured. Her words come to mind today as nurses in Ukraine do their part. It is early March, and newscasts from around the world are filled with images of war. In the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an unprovoked full-scale military assault on Ukraine. Since then, the world has watched in horror as the unr