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Worth a Dozen Men - Women and Nursing in the Civil War South (Nation Divided: New Studies in Civil War History) (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,758
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Worth a Dozen Men - Women and Nursing in the Civil War South (Nation Divided: New Studies in Civil War History) (Hardcover)

Libra R Hilde

Series: A Nation Divided: New Studies in Civil War History

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In antebellum society, women were regarded as ideal nurses because of their sympathetic natures. However, they were expected to exercise their talents only in the home; nursing strange men in hospitals was considered inappropriate, if not indecent. Nevertheless, in defiance of tradition, Confederate women set up hospitals early in the Civil War and organized volunteers to care for the increasing number of sick and wounded soldiers. As a fledgling government engaged in a long and bloody war, the Confederacy relied on this female labor, which prompted a new understanding of women's place in public life and a shift in gender roles.

Challenging the assumption that Southern women's contributions to the war effort were less systematic and organized than those of Union women, "Worth a Dozen Men "looks at the Civil War as a watershed moment for Southern women. Female nurses in the South played a critical role in raising army and civilian morale and reducing mortality rates, thus allowing the South to continue fighting. They embodied a new model of heroic energy and nationalism, and came to be seen as the female equivalent of soldiers. Moreover, nursing provided them with a foundation for pro-Confederate political activity, both during and after the war, when gender roles and race relations underwent dramatic changes.

"Worth a Dozen Men" chronicles the Southern wartime nursing experience, tracking the course of the conflict from the initial burst of Confederate nationalism to the shock and sorrow of losing the war. Through newspapers and official records, as well as letters, diaries, and memoirs--not only those of the remarkable and dedicated women who participated, but also of the doctors with whom they served, their soldier patients, and the patients' families--a comprehensive picture of what it was like to be a nurse in the South during the Civil War emerges.

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Imprint: University of Virginia Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: A Nation Divided: New Studies in Civil War History
Release date: March 2012
First published: March 2012
Authors: Libra R Hilde
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-3212-5
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war
Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > General
Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing
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LSN: 0-8139-3212-2
Barcode: 9780813932125

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