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To bind up the wounds : Catholic sister nurses in the U.S. Civil War  Cover Image Book Book

To bind up the wounds : Catholic sister nurses in the U.S. Civil War / Mary Denis Maher.

Maher, Mary Denis. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0807124397
  • ISBN: 9780807124390
  • Physical Description: x, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Louisiana pbk. ed.
  • Publisher: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: New York : Greenwood Press, 1989.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Catholic sisters in mid-nineteenth century America -- 2. Backgrounds of Catholic nursing in the United States in the nineteenth century -- 3. Medical care and lay female nursing during the Civil War -- 4. Catholic sisters respond to requests for nursing in the Civil War -- 5. Catholic sister nurses in the Civil War -- 6. Contemporaneous attitudes about the Catholic sisters in the Civil War.
Subject: United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Medical care.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > War work > Catholic Church.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > United States > History > 19th century.
Nursing > United States > History > 19th century.
History of Nursing
Warfare
Women > history
United States

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College. (Show)
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To Bind up the Wounds : Catholic Sister Nurses in the U. S. Civil War
To Bind up the Wounds : Catholic Sister Nurses in the U. S. Civil War
by Maher, Mary Denis
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Table of Contents

To Bind up the Wounds : Catholic Sister Nurses in the U. S. Civil War

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introductionp. 1
Photo Essayp. 7
1Catholic Sisters in Mid-Nineteenth Century Americap. 13
2Backgrounds of Catholic Nursing in the United States in the Nineteenth Centuryp. 27
3Medical Care and Lay Female Nursing During the Civil Warp. 45
4Catholic Sisters Respond to Requests for Nursing in the Civil Warp. 69
5Catholic Sister Nurses in the Civil Warp. 99
6Contemporaneous Attitudes about the Catholic Sisters in the Civil Warp. 125
Conclusionp. 155
Selected Bibliographyp. 161
Indexp. 175

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