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Sally Louisa Tompkins: Nurse, Philanthropist, Captain

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Paige Gibbons Backus

Throughout history, women have been pushed into extraordinary situations, rising to the challenge and earning their place in the history. Women’s History Month is dedicated to celebrating the perseverance of women throughout history and today as we strive to overcome … Continue reading →

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The Nurse: Women Nurses in the Civil War, part four

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Virginia R. Bensen

Part four in a series The definition of “nurse” in John Daly’s Professional Nursing: Concepts, Issues and Challenges is “Nursing is a societally mandated, socially constructed practice profession existing to serve a public that has certain expectations of nurses and … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Death—Women Nurses in the Civil War, part three

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Virginia R. Bensen

part three in a series Handbook of Death and Dying, Volume 1 as well as in both of Drew Gilpin Faust’s works regarding death during the Civil War explains that antebellum American culture was preoccupied with death – both in … Continue reading →

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Influence of Religion: Women Nurses in the Civil War—part two

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Virginia R. Bensen

Part two of a series In the book, Religion and the American Civil War, the authors discuss how religion became important in America during the early republic and into the early 1800s.  This became particularly true as the United States … Continue reading →

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Expectations of a Lady: Women Nurses in the Civil War—part one

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Virginia R. Bensen

part one in a series Before we examine the role of women as nurses in the Civil War, a brief literature review can help us better understand the expectations of an Antebellum lady. In 1966 Barbara Welter, in her description of … Continue reading →

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Women Nurses in the Civil War: Introduction

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Virginia R. Bensen

This is the first in a series of articles about women nurses in the Civil War. Numerous scholarly books and articles have been written about women’s participation as nurses in the American Civil War. These same articles use the term … Continue reading →

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