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| It has often been said that nursing has made its greatest advances and notable achievements in connection with wars. Nations tend to recognize, respect, and value nurses when faced with the human tragedies of war. The unique circumstances of war and the need for care of the wounded dramatically emphasizes the value of nurses. The Nursing History Collection reflects this in a number of titles relating to nurses and their war experiences. Many of these early nursing heroes used the notoriety created by their war experiences and subsequent public interest to further the causes of nursing. An example of this is Clara Barton, who gained national respect for her impartial and heroic care of soldiers on both sides during the Civil War, and then went on to establish the American Red Cross. |
| Mary A. Gardner Holland. Our Army Nurses: Interesting Sketches, Addresses, and Photographs of Nearly One Hundred of the Noble Women Who Served in Hospitals and on Battlefields During Our Civil War Boston: B. Wilkins & Co., 1895 Call Number: (SPL) E 621 .H73 1895 Special Collections, Golda Meir Library |
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Clara Barton, 1821-1912 The Red Cross; A History of this Remarkable International Movement in the Interest of Humanity Washington D.C.: American National Red Cross, 1898 Call Number: (SPL) HV 568 .B2 Special Collections, Golda Meir Library |
| Mademoiselle Miss: Letters From an American Girl Serving With the Rank of Lieutenant in a French Army Hospital at the Front Boston: W. A. Butterfield, c1916 Call Number: (SPL) D 629 .F8 M3 Special Collections, Golda Meir LibraryMademoiselle Miss is a collection of anonymous letters written by an American nurse in France, vividly detailing her experiences working with wounded French soldiers during WWI at a time when American was trying to remain neutral in the conflict. These letters were published without the author’s knowledge or permission in the hope that her intense portrayals of the realities of war would evoke a sympathetic response in the audience, and they, in turn, would support the American Fund for French Wounded. This collection of letters transcends the needs of the time, and remains a tribute to the dedication and courage of nurses in the chaos and tragedy that surrounds war. |
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American National Red Cross. Red Cross Home Nursing: Civil Defense Supplement for Red Cross Home Nurses and Volunteer Nurse's Aides Washington, D.C.: American National Red Cross, 1951 Call Number: (SPL) In Process Special Collections, Golda Meir Library |
| United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration. Civil Defense Nursing Needs Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1952 Gift of Harriet Werley Call Number: (SPL) RT 4 .A353 1952 Special Collections, Golda Meir Library |
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