Civil War was also to cook‚ be spies‚ the duties of the man while in his absence. “Women worked in munitions plants‚ as clerks in government offices‚ and as a sales force in retail businesses.” Clara Barton a famous Civil War nurse‚ she followed the troops into battle and worked alongside doctors. Barton later founded the American Red Cross (Schultz‚ 2012). The war affected both the women on Union and the Confederate side because in the absence of the men‚ women had to ensure all the duties were
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trying to go to the front lines to assist a soldier who was injured‚ risking their own lives to help others. The most famous female nurse of the Civil War is Clara Barton. She was known as the “Angel of the Battlefield‚” and she became famous by traveling the country and telling stories of the events she witnessed during the Civil War. Clara Barton was so inspired by her work during the Civil War she would later go on to start the American Red Cross. The role of women during the Civil War would help
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September 12‚ 2011 Intro to Nursing History of the Nursing Nursing has played a big role in our past‚ present and will be in the future. Do we even know what nursing really is? Many people have interpreted it as “white uniforms‚ nursing cap‚ needles and bedpans” (Pg. 32). A nurse is defined as someone that tends to the patient needs but also shows commitment‚ caring‚ and dedication. “During the early Christian era men and woman spread the philosophy of Christianity while providing nursing
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points Parkman makes is that "it is conceivable [possible] that they might discover a [reason for fighting] when the men could not see it; and ... might vote in the majority that the men should fight." I could not disagree with this statement more. Clara Barton‚ the founder of the Red Cross‚ not only carried supplies to soldiers during the war‚ but she also nursed the wounded men on the
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OPINIONS ON THE CIVIL WAR. The northern and southern parts of the Unites States of America were politically‚ economically and culturally very different from one another. The people of the northern and southern colonies came to the new world for very different reasons and as time went on their differences grew. The differences between them originally divided their opinions on the civil war and who the people gave loyalty. THE PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH’S OPINION ON
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Different Era in the History of Nursing From Dark Ages to Renaissance (THE MIDDLE AGES) During the late middle Ages (1000-1500) -the crowding and poor sanitation in the monasteries nurses went into the community. During this era hospitals were built and the number of medical schools increases. Between 1500 and 1860 (A.D.) -the Renaissance all affected nursing. As nursing was not valued as an intellectual endeavor it lost much of its economic support and social status. The nursing
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I. The Civil War Begins a. Confederates Fire on Fort Sumter i. Fort Sumter was a southern fort that remained in unions control ii. Lincoln declared her would neither reinforce Fort Sumter nor abandon it. 1. Next Jefferson Davis chose to attack Sumter which started the war a. Fort Sumter fell b. Virginia seceded b. Americans Expect a Short War iii. Union and confederate Strategies 2. The Union had
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When the American Red Cross was formed in 1881‚ Clara Barton had no idea of the many ethical dilemmas that it would face throughout its history. Starting at the top with the high number of turnover in management due to poor management‚ embezzlement‚ misappropriation funds to their slow response after the attack of September 11‚ 2001‚ and poor communications after hurricane Katrina‚ the ARC has been riddled with ethical problems (503-509). So much so that‚ in 2012 the organization was restructured
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Many people today often associate the term Civil War with the north and south’s quarrel over the freedom for slaves. However‚ civil rights for slaves was only one aspect of many larger issues between the North and South. In fact‚ the name "Civil War" refers to the many civilians that acted as soldiers‚ and not to any civil rights that became law. Many other social classes like immigrants‚ Native Americans‚ and especially women‚ also didn’t have the same rights as white men. Once the 13th and 15th
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and 1863 17. Copperheads 6. New York City Draft Riots 18. Robert E. Lee 7. Ulysses S. Grant 19. Tecumseh Sherman 8. Battle of Shiloh 20. Appomattox 9. George B. McClellan 10. Robert E. Lee 11. Emancipation Proclamation 12. Clara Barton IV. Short Answer 1. What advantages did the North have over the South? 2. In what ways did Lincoln restrict liberty during the war? 3. What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the course of the war? B. Documents Take
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