To bind up the wounds
Catholic sister nurses in the U.S. Civil War
by Mary Denis Maher
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"The mission of the sisters in nineteenth-century America was to carry out works of Christian charity by teaching, caring for orphans, nursing the sick, and providing spiritual assistance for the dying. Particularly in their mission to serve the sick, the sisters could be considered pathbreakers. Even though nursing one's own family members was an acceptable and expected occupation, nursing as a profession or lifelong commitment was almost unknown, except among Catholic women's religious communities. ...the sister's were indeed unique and singular among the few thousand women who cared for the sick during the Civil War. They demonstrated not only a strong religious commitment in their work on the battlefield, in the government hospitals, and on military transports, but also very practical skills, which enhanced this service"--Introd.
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Nursing, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, War work, Medical care, Monasticism and religious orders for women, Women, Catholic Church, History, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, women, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, hospitals, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, medical care, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, religious aspects, Monastic and religious life of women, Nuns as nurses, History of NursingPlaces
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To bind up the wounds: Catholic sister nurses in the U.S. Civil War
1999, Louisiana State University Press
in English
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0807124397 9780807124390
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To bind up the wounds: Catholic sister nurses in the U.S. Civil War
1989, Greenwood Press
in English
0313264589 9780313264580
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-174) and index.
Originally published: New York : Greenwood Press, 1989.
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