The Role of Female Doctors and Nurses in the Civil War

by Hallie Murray

Book Overview

The Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in American history, and although many were uncomfortable with the idea of women interacting with soldiers, there simply weren't enough male doctors to meet the needs of the wounded. Women in both the Union and the Confederacy helped fill that need, and in the doing so, changed the course of American medical history. This book tells the story of many of these brave women, including Dorothea Dix, an advocate...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502655446
• ISBN13: 9781502655448
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12