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Sepia tone photo of Sarah Seelye and cover of her book Nurse & SpyProfiles In NursingSarah Edmonds Seelye a.k.a. Frank Thompson (1841–1898)A master of disguise, this Civil War nurse went undercover as a Union spyAlthough during the Civil War it was possible to pay someone else to serve for you in the Army, some people — including about 400 women — used subterfuge and even disguises to enter...
Illustration of a woman helping a patient in bed on the left and then two people talking in a bedroom on the rightProfiles In NursingAnn Bradford Stokes (1830–1903), From Civil War “Contraband” to U.S. Navy PensionerAfter escaping the plantation where she was enslaved, Stokes boarded a Union hospital ship and volunteered to become a Navy nurse.After escaping the plantation where she was enslaved, Ann Bradford Stokes boarded a Union hospital ship and volunteered to become a Navy nurse. Later, she became the first woman in U.S. Navy...
Louisa May Alcott on the left smiling in uniform, and on the right she is on a USA stampProfiles In NursingLouisa May Alcott (1832–1888), From “Hospital Sketches” to “Little Women”A beloved writer, she was also a Civil War nurse, staunch abolitionist and suffragetteBefore achieving fame for her literary accomplishments, Little Women author Louisa May Alcott served as a nurse during the Civil War. Although ill health forced her into premature retirement,...
Sarah Palmer's book cover on the left. On the right, an illustration of her near a vacant bedProfiles In NursingSarah A. Palmer, aka “Aunt Becky” (1830–1908), Civil War Nurse and MemoiristHer vivid wartime memoir is still in printSarah Graham Palmer Young, popularly known as “Aunt Becky,” was one of the best-known Union Army nurses of the Civil War, adored by many as a fierce champion of sick and wounded soldiers....
Mother Angela in a habit sits stoically looking at the cameraProfiles In NursingMother Mary of St. Angela (1824-1887), Civil War Hospital AdministratorMother Angela stepped up to care for Union soldiers during the Civil WarMany people dedicate their lives to an ideal larger than themselves. Few do it with the intensity and competence of Eliza Marie Gillespie, better known as Mother Mary of St. Angela or just...