Sarah Low and "The Bostonians": the role of social networks among Civil War nurses in Washington, D.C.: Historical New Hampshire / Kateylnn R. Vance.
- Title:
- Sarah Low and "The Bostonians": the role of social networks among Civil War nurses in Washington, D.C.: Historical New Hampshire / Kateylnn R. Vance.
- Author:
- Vance, Katelynn R.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2015.
- Physical Description:
- p. 41-60.
- Source:
- Vol. 69, No. 1 (Summer 2015) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- The article offers information on the Bostonians, the volunteer nurses from New England who served during the Civil War. Topics covered include the difficulty of obtaining nursing positions at the outbreak of war, under the strict rule of nursing superintendent Dorothea Dix, the roles played by women nurses during that period, and the horrors faced daily by the New England women of the Union Hotel and Armory Square Hospitals.
- Language:
- English.
- Subjects:
- New Hampshire History Civil War, 1861-1865. , Women in war. , Nurses. , Military medical personnel.
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