Title: The women and the crisis
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.
Subjects: Biography, History, Hospitals, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Women, Hospitals, charities, Nordstaaten, History of Nursing, Frau, Sezessionskrieg, %vns, American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658, Military Nursing
Places: United States
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865