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Military Nurses of Canada
A profile of The Lady Nelson - a Canadian hospital ship. An excerpt from Volume II of the Military Nurses of Canada. Ruth (Littlejohn) McIlrath's recollections of the army nurses who had staffed this ship during the war.
http://www.addison.ca/military_nurses/
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Nurse Edith Cavell
In 1914, she harbored allied soldiers from behind the Germans lines. Story By Peter Clowes for Military History magazine.
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/prm/bledithcavell1.htm
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Profile - Sophie Mannerheim
A famous nurse known as pioneer of modern nursing in Finland. A Finnish stamp was dedicated to her.
http://home.c2i.net/amd/finwomen/mannerheim.htm
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Sally Louisa Tompkins
Opened one of the most successful hospitals during the civil war, returning more of its patients to the ranks than any other medical care facility. She was the only woman to hold a commission in the Confederate States Army.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/tompkinsbio.htm
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Spotlight - Jo Anne Ashley
A nurse, author and educator. She was a staunch advocate of the role of nursing in the health field, power in nursing and the historic perspective of nursing.
http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/history/spotlight.htm
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