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Dorothea Dix.
She started out as the advocate for the mentally ill in the 1820's because the asylums for the mentally ill were in horrible shape and began a national movement for treating the mentally ill.
The United States Sanitary Commission was an organization of civilian volunteers lead by Dorothea Dix, mobolized larged numbers of female nurses to serve in field hospitals. By the end of the war Women were the dominate force in nursing.
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What did the nurses have to do during the Battle of Bunker Hill?
No nurses were there. Medical help during battles didn't happen until the civil war. The civil war had the first medical corps.
What were the women left to do in the north and south during the civil war?
They served as volunteer nurses in military hospitals during the civil war.
What position did dorothea dix hold during the civil war?
superintendent of the union army
How many nurses were at the start of the Battle of Gettysburg?
there was 2,683,948 nurses in the civil war
Did nurses get paid in the civil war?
they got paid 20$
How did Dorothea Dix affect the outcome of the civil war?
She was the superintendent of nurses for the union army.
What did the nurses in the red cross during the civil war wear?
The nurses in the Red Cross during the Civil War wore white dresses. This was to show how clean they were.
What did the nurses have to do during the Battle of Bunker Hill?
No nurses were there. Medical help during battles didn't happen until the civil war. The civil war had the first medical corps.
Which two women are known for their work as nurses and leaders during the Civil War?
During the American Civil War, about 2,000 women volunteered as nurses. Two nurses who are known for their work as nurses and leaders were Dorothea Dix and Abigail Hopper Gibbons.
What were the women left to do in the north and south during the civil war?
They served as volunteer nurses in military hospitals during the civil war.
What position did dorothea dix hold during the civil war?
superintendent of the union army
What were some southern jobs during the civil war?
doctors nurses
Who took care of the soldiers during the civil war nurses or doctors?
nurses took care of the soldiers.
How many female nurses were there during the civil war?
more than 100000
How were women nurses important during the civil war?
because they can get hurt and they were closer.
Who was the famous nurse during the American Civil War?
Clara Barton and Dorthea Dix were but two of the many nurses that worked to alleviate the sufferings of wounded soldiers during the US Civil War. Barton is credited as being the founder of the American Red Cross, and Dix served as Superintendent of nurses during the war. Both were Union ladies but neither is said to have played favorites among those in need of their aid. Another famous nurse was Mary "Mother" Byckerdyke. She also was a Union lady.
What did woman nurses eat during the civil war?
green beans and mashed potatoes
