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Date Posted: 20:02:54 11/13/02 Wed
Author: BZellner
Subject: Ch 14 Women, Nursing, and the War

I. Women, Nursing, and the War
A. Women took new and unfamiliar roles in the war
1. filled positions vacated by men, employers
a. They needed money
B. U.S. Sanitary Commission
1. Women entered nursing; a field dominant by menn
a. Women took over nursing by the end of the war
i. Appropriate for women
2. An organization of civilian volunteers led by Dorotha Dix
C. Traditional Gender Roles Reinforced
1. Male doctor resistance it
a. Sanitary commission tried to counter argue it
i. Said women’s place was at home
ii. This failed
2. Women rights: Cooking, housekeeping and nursing
a. Women got by even if men didn’t like it
3. Found war a liberating experiment
a. Developed potencies and possibilities
4. Elizabeth Cody Stanton and Susan B Anthony worked to abolition slavery and women suffrage
a. Founded National women loyal league in 1863
5. Clara Barton active in the war with medical supplies
a. Founded American Red Cross
6. Gave independence
D. Nursing and Medicine
1. Nursing impacted medical profession
a. US sanitary commission funnels applies and medicine
b. Importance to sanitary conduction in hospital
i. More soldiers died because of diseases

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