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Book Synopsis Civil War Nurse Narratives, 1863-1870 by : Daneen Wardrop
Download or read book Civil War Nurse Narratives, 1863-1870 written by Daneen Wardrop and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louisa May Alcott's hospital sketches: a readership -- Georgeanna Woolsey's three weeks at Gettysburg: connecting links -- Julia Dunlap's notes of hospital life: women's rights, benevolence, and class -- Elvira Powers' hospital pencillings: travel, dissent, and cultural ties -- Anna Morris Holstein's three years in field hospitals of the Army of the Potomac: the dead-line -- Sophronia Bucklin's in hospital and camp: rank and file nursing -- Julia Wheelock's the boys in white: narrative construction
Book Synopsis Civil War Nurse Narratives, 1863-1870 by : Daneen Wardrop
Download or read book Civil War Nurse Narratives, 1863-1870 written by Daneen Wardrop and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil War Nurse Narratives, 1863–1870, examines the first wave of autobiographical narratives written by northern female nurses and published during the war and shortly thereafter, ranging from the well-known Louisa May Alcott to lesser-known figures such as Elvira Powers and Julia Wheelock. From the hospitals of Washington, DC, and Philadelphia, to the field at Gettysburg in the aftermath of the battle, to the camps bordering front lines during active combat, these nurse narrators reported on what they saw and experienced for an American audience hungry for tales of individual experience in the war. As a subgenre of war literature, the Civil War nurse narrative offered realistic reportage of medical experiences and declined to engage with military strategies or Congressional politics. Instead, nurse narrators chronicled the details of attending wounded soldiers in the hospital, where a kind of microcosm of US democracy-in-progress emerged. As the war reshaped the social and political ideologies of the republic, nurses labored in a workplace that reflected cultural changes in ideas about gender, race, and class. Through interactions with surgeons and other officials they tested women’s rights convictions, and through interactions with formerly enslaved workers they wrestled with the need to live up to their own often abolitionist convictions and support social equality. By putting these accounts in conversation with each other, Civil War Nurse Narratives productively explores a developing genre of war literature that has rarely been given its due and that offers refreshing insights into women’s contributions to the war effort. Taken together, these stories offer an impressive and important addition to the literary history of the Civil War.
Book Synopsis Letters of a Civil War Nurse by : Cornelia Hancock
Download or read book Letters of a Civil War Nurse written by Cornelia Hancock and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was called "The Florence Nightingale of America." From the fighting at Gettysburg to the capture of Richmond, this young Quaker nurse worked tirelessly to relieve the suffering of soldiers. She was one of the great heroines of the Union. Cornelia Hancock served in field and evacuating hospitals, in a contraband camp, and (defying authority) on the battlefield. Her letters to family members are witty, unsentimental, and full of indignation about the neglect of wounded soldiers and black refugees. Hancock was fiercely devoted to the welfare of the privates who had "nothing before them but hard marching, poor fare, and terrible fighting."
Book Synopsis Civil War Nurse by : Hannah Anderson Ropes
Download or read book Civil War Nurse written by Hannah Anderson Ropes and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chief nurse of the Union Hospital in Washington, D.C., describes life and stress in the hospital and comments on notable persons of power. Her heretofore unpublished diary and letters comprise a fresh, hightly significan document concerning the medical history of the Civil War and the contributions of women nurses in the Northern military hospitals. This book is edited, with Introduction and Commentary, by John R. Brumgardt. Published by The University of Tennessee. 150 pages
Book Synopsis Blue, Gray and Red by : Louisa May Alcott
Download or read book Blue, Gray and Red written by Louisa May Alcott and published by Fireship Press. This book was released on 2008-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Nurses - Two Experiences - One Civil War Blue, Gray and Red presents the hard reality of the Civil War. There are no stirring bugle calls, only the calls of the wounded. There are no battlefield heroics, but there is also no lack of heroism. It presents the suffering and courage of both sides, as written by two people-two nurses-who lived through it. Not many people realize that Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, was also a Civil War nurse. While serving at the Union Hospital in Washington DC, she wrote a series of letters to her family describing her experiences. These were published in Commonwealth magazine. and eventually became the basis for Hospital Sketches-the book that is presented here. In 1862 Kate Cumming volunteered to be a nurse for the Confederacy and saw duty until the end of the war in 1865. During that period she kept a journal, which was later turned into a book called A Journal of Hospital Life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. This was later re-edited and published as Gleanings from Southland, which is the version used here. Her account is made all the more tragic by the fact that she was not only reporting on the horrors of the battlefield, but on the horrors of a country that was literally being dismantled around her. No understanding of the Civil War can be complete without appreciating this side of the war as well.
Book Synopsis Notes of Hospital Life, From November, 1861 to August, 1863 by : Anonymous
Download or read book Notes of Hospital Life, From November, 1861 to August, 1863 written by Anonymous and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this moving memoir, Lippincott recounts her experiences as a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War. She provides a firsthand account of the daily struggles and tragedies of life in a hospital during wartime, shedding light on the important and often overlooked role of nurses in caring for wounded soldiers. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of nursing and the Civil War. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Worth a Dozen Men by : Libra Rose Hilde
Download or read book Worth a Dozen Men written by Libra Rose Hilde and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role female nurses in the South played during the Civil War in raising army and civilian morale and reducing mortality rates.
Book Synopsis Civil War Nursing by : Louisa May Alcott
Download or read book Civil War Nursing written by Louisa May Alcott and published by Facsimiles-Garl. This book was released on 1984 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Alcott's experiences as a nurse during the Civil War.
Book Synopsis A Confederate Nurse by : Ada White Bacot
Download or read book A Confederate Nurse written by Ada White Bacot and published by Women's Diaries and Letters of. This book was released on 1994 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War was the first major American conflict in which women nurses played a significant role. This diary records the daily experiences, hardships and joys of a Southern plantation owner and widow whose patriotism prompted her to care for confederate wounded.
Book Synopsis My Story of the War by : Mary Ashton Livermore
Download or read book My Story of the War written by Mary Ashton Livermore and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Our Army Nurses by : Mary Gardner Holland
Download or read book Our Army Nurses written by Mary Gardner Holland and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Abortionist of Howard Street by : R.E. Fulton
Download or read book The Abortionist of Howard Street written by R.E. Fulton and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josephine McCarty had many identities. But in Albany, New York, she was known as "Dr. Emma Burleigh," the abortionist of Howard Street. On January 17, 1872, McCarty boarded a streetcar in Utica, New York, shot her ex-lover in the face, and disembarked, unaware that her bullet had passed through her target's head and into the heart of the innocent man sitting beside him. The unlucky passenger died within minutes. Josephine McCarty was arrested for attempted murder and quickly became the most notorious woman in central New York. The Abortionist of Howard Street was, however, far more than a murderer. In Maryland she was "Johnny McCarty," a blockade runner and spy for Confederate forces. New Yorkers whispered of her as a mistress to corrupt Albany politicians. So who was she? The prosecution in her murder trial claimed she was a calculating and heartless operative both in the bedroom and in her public life. Or was she the victim of ill fortune and the systemic weight of misogyny and male violence? The answer, of course, was not as simple as either narrative. In this absorbing and rich history, R.E. Fulton considers the nuances of Josephine McCarty's life from marriage to divorce, from financial abuse to quarrels with intimate partners and more, trying to decipher the truth behind the stories and myths surrounding McCarty and what ultimately led her to that Utica streetcar with a pistol in her dress pocket. In The Abortionist of Howard Street, Fulton revisites a rich history of women's experience in mid-nineteenth century America, revealing McCarty as a multifaceted, fascinating personification of issues as broad as reproductive health, education, domestic abuse, mental illness, and criminal justice.
Book Synopsis Of Thee I Sing by : Benjamin Railton
Download or read book Of Thee I Sing written by Benjamin Railton and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we talk about patriotism in America, we tend to mean one form: the version captured in shared celebrations like the national anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. But as Ben Railton argues, that celebratory patriotism is just one of four distinct forms: celebratory, the communal expression of an idealized America; mythic, the creation of national myths that exclude certain communities; active, acts of service and sacrifice for the nation; and critical, arguments for how the nation has fallen short of its ideals that seek to move us toward that more perfect union. In Of Thee I Sing, Railton defines those four forms of American patriotism, using the four verses of “America the Beautiful” as examples of each type, and traces them across our histories. Doing so allows us to reframe seemingly familiar histories such as the Revolution, the Civil War, and the Greatest Generation, as well as texts such as the national anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. And it helps us rediscover forgotten histories and figures, from Revolutionary War Loyalists and the World War I Espionage and Sedition Acts to active patriots like Civil War nurse Susie King Taylor and the suffragist Silent Sentinels to critical patriotic authors like William Apess and James Baldwin. Tracing the contested history of American patriotism also helps us better understand many of our 21st century debates: from Donald Trump’s divisive deployment of celebratory and mythic forms of patriotism to the backlash to the critical patriotisms expressed by Colin Kaepernick and the 1619 Project. Only by engaging with the multiple forms of American patriotism, past and present, can we begin to move forward toward a more perfect union that we all can celebrate.
Book Synopsis The Lady Nurse of Ward E 1863-1864 (Annotated, New Intro) by : Amanda Akin Stearns
Download or read book The Lady Nurse of Ward E 1863-1864 (Annotated, New Intro) written by Amanda Akin Stearns and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Abraham Lincoln wanted a complete and comfortable hospital as possible built near the steamboat landing in Washington, D.C. After Armory Square Hospital was constructed, Lincoln kept a constant interest in the care of sick and wounded soldiers.Lincoln often visited Armory Square Hospital and Amanda Akin saw him there as he made the rounds of beds, warmly shaking hands and inquiring about wounds. She also shook Lincoln's hand on more than one occasion in the White House.Another frequent visitor to Armory Square with whom she was less impressed was Walt Whitman. She thought him odd and that his writings on things such as "free love" queer. Nevertheless, she quotes from Whitman in this book, as he had also worked in the hospitals during the war.Front-line letters and diaries of the Civil War bring an immediacy to a long-ago event and connect us to these everyday men and women who lived it. Included in this volume are letters to Akin's sisters and excerpts from her diary. Her great warmth and caring for the boys coming through her ward comes through in her writing and she includes many interesting notes about wartime Washington.
Book Synopsis Discovering Quacks, Utopias, and Cemeteries by : Cynthia Williams Resor
Download or read book Discovering Quacks, Utopias, and Cemeteries written by Cynthia Williams Resor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering Quacks, Utopias, and Cemeteries: Modern Lessons from Historical Themes explores two enduring issues – our age-old pursuit of better lives and how the media impacts our choices. In this unique approach to social history, each chapter opens with essential questions asking the reader to consider these issues in historical and modern life. The histories of fake cures, imaginary and real utopias, cemeteries, tombstones, and scrapbooks are explored from ancient times through the transformations caused by the Industrial Revolution into the twentieth century. Historical images, excerpts from primary source documents, and activities adaptable to learners of all ages are included to illustrate the role of historical media. Quacks, Utopias, and Cemeteries, the third in the daily life series by Cynthia Resor, is an ideal book for history enthusiasts, especially social studies teachers, education or humanities professors, museum educators, and anyone wanting to know about the lives of average people in the past.
Book Synopsis Louisa May Alcott, Civil War Nurse by : Louisa May Alcott
Download or read book Louisa May Alcott, Civil War Nurse written by Louisa May Alcott and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This "History of Nursing Edition" by Squid Ink Classics includes the full text of the original work. This work is a primary source document that can help nursing students in their study of the history of nursing, a foundational course in all college nursing programs. Primary sources such as the ones published in this series are the raw materials of history. They are the original documents that were created at the time under study. These types of sources are accounts or interpretations of events created by nurses and others with firsthand experience such as Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, Mary Seacole, Adelaide Nutting and other nurses and professionals at the time who helped to establish the field of nursing. Examining primary sources such as those contained in this series gives students a powerful sense of history and the complexity of the past, especially as they pertain to the profession of nursing. Nursing history has been part of nursing curricula for many years. Its relevance to the education of nurses has a significant place in the curriculum and this series has been developed with these nursing students in mind. For students studying the history of nursing, primary source material such as found in this series offer entry points to many topics in the field of nursing.
Book Synopsis Hospital Sketches by : Louisa May Alcott
Download or read book Hospital Sketches written by Louisa May Alcott and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) needs little introduction, as she is one of the most famous American female authors, whose most famous work is Little Women. She also served as a nurse for six weeks during the Civil War at Union Hospital in Georgetown, and her letters were compiled to create Hospital Sketches.
