Worth a Dozen Men: Women and Nursing in the Civil War South
(Part of the A Nation Divided: New Studies in Civil War History Series and A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era Series)
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In antebellum society, women were regarded as ideal nurses because of their sympathetic natures. However, they were expected to exercise their talents only in the home; nursing strange men in hospitals was considered inappropriate, if not indecent. Nevertheless, in defiance of tradition, Confederate women set up hospitals early in the Civil War and organized volunteers to care for the increasing number of sick and wounded soldiers. As a fledgling...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813932122
ISBN13:9780813932125
Release Date:March 2012
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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