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EPISODE · Jul 19, 2018 · 1H 1M

Nurses of the American Civil War

from The Exploress · host Kate J. Armstrong

Season 1, Episode 2. The soldiers called them angels, but they were warriors: They battled bullets, disease, terrible medical knowledge, and the belief that they didn't belong out in the public sphere. Join us as we explore the life, trials, and triumphs of Civil War nurses like Elizabeth Blackwell, Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, and more.

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