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Row of medical supplies in canisters

Civil War Pioneers: Meet Some of America’s First Female Nurses

Source: US Department of Defense

Nurses played a crucial role during the Civil War, though many of them faced unsanitary conditions, long hours, and a lack of medical supplies. Learn more about the women who became nurses despite these obstacles.

This entry was posted in A New Birth of Freedom, The Move Toward Freedom and tagged Health & Medicine, History on June 1, 2024 by molly.

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