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Bucklin’s Record: “A systematic course of ill-treatment toward women nurses” (Part 5)

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin It’s Week 5 of our read-along with extra historical notes and images. If you want to catch up on the … Continue reading →

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Bucklin’s In Hospital & Camp: “I stood alone in the city of strangers” (Part 1)

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin So…I decided to read Sophronia E. Bucklin’s memoir over the next few weeks. If you want to get the … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 3/4-3/10/19

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Who is your favorite Civil War nurse? Why? (And don’t forget both men and women served as nurses in Civil War hospitals.)

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Clara Jones: A Civil War Nurse

Posted on October 30, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author John Lustrea While only roughly 20% of all Civil War nurses were women, several notable women occupy a prominent place in our modern imagination when we think of Civil War nurses. Dorothea Dix, Clara … Continue reading →

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