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  2. Dorothea Dix - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. American social reformer (1802–1887) This article is about the 19th-century activist. For the journalist, see Dorothy Dix. Dorothea Dix Born Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-04-04) April 4, 1802 Hampden, Maine, US Died July 17, 1887 (1887-07-17) (aged 85) Trenton, New Jersey, US Occupation ...

  3. Elida Rumsey - Wikipedia

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    Elida B. Rumsey (June 6, 1842 – June 17, 1919), also referred to by her married name, Elida Fowle, was a singer, philanthropist, and Union nurse during the American Civil War. Too young to join Dorothea Dix's army nursing service, Rumsey volunteered for three years of the war. [1]

  4. National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War

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    The organization was established by Dorothea Dix on June 18, 1881 [3] as the "Ex-Nurse's Association of the District of Columbia." [3] It was a social organization, but also advocated for recognition and benefits for members.

  5. United States Sanitary Commission - Wikipedia

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    Dorothea Dix, serving as the commission's superintendent, convinced the medical corps of the value of women working in their hospitals. [18] Over 15,000 women volunteered to work in hospitals, usually in nursing care. [19] They assisted surgeons during procedures, gave medicines, supervised the feedings and cleaned the bedding and clothes.

  6. Cornelia Hancock - Wikipedia

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    However, Dorothea Dix, the superintendent of Union Army nurses, personally refused to enroll Hancock because she did not meet her requirements that the military's female nurses be "mature in years (at least 30), plain almost to homeliness in dress, and by no means liberally endowed with personal attractions.” [4] In other words: at only 23 ...

  7. Was the Six Triple Eight Real? All About the History-Making ...

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    King’s first assignment was as a nurse at Douglas Army Airfield in Arizona, where she met her husband, Hugh Thadius Bell, at the post exchange. Soon after, she signed up for overseas duty and ...

  8. It’s sunflower season at Raleigh’s Dix Park. Here’s how to ...

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    A trip to see the field of sunflowers is worth adding to your summer bucket list.

  9. Body of man found at Dorothea Dix Park trail near South Saunders Street, police say. Aaron Sánchez-Guerra. September 6, 2022 at 12:54 PM. 1 / 2.