medical care

Examines the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, discussing her early years, her decision to become a nurse, and her work during the Civil War.

A biography of Clara Barton who, at the age of thirty-nine, worked independently to provide medical relief to Union soldiers during the Civil War and later went on to establish the American Red Cross.

A biography of Anna Blair Etheridge, a nurse during the Civil War, from childhood through her four years of service with the Army of the Potomac.

A biography of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.

Presents a brief biography of Clara Barton and chronicles her life as a teacher and nurse. Examines how she created the American Red Cross and includes photographs, illustrations, and a glossary.

A biography of Mary Edwards Walker, who shocked people in the last half of the 1800s by wearing men's pants and becoming one of the first women physicians in the United States. During the Civil War, she tended to the wounded on both sides, was given an officer's post, was arrested as a spy, and spent several months in a prison in Atlanta, Georgia. After the war, Mary Walker became the first female recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Chronicles the treatments and theories of American medicine in the 18th century.

A brief biography of the woman who overcame her shyness to become a teacher, a nurse during the Civil War, and founder of the American Red Cross.

Tells the life story of Mary Edwards Walker, an abolitionist's daughter who chose not to wear the constricting women's fashions of her time, volunteered medical services in the Civil War and won a Medal of Honor after being refused a commission as an army surgeon, and fought for women's rights.