The women and the crisis
Subtitle: women of the North in the Civil War
By: by Agatha Young [pseud.]
Publisher: McDowell, Obolensky
Published: 1959
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: 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.