Civil War changed the face of nursing for women - Kenosha News

Kenosha NewsCivil War changed the face of nursing for womenKenosha NewsAmong them was Louisa May Alcott. Dix became the first woman to serve in a federally appointed role, but that doesn't mean nurses were any more welcome by Army doctors and surgeons. “One surgeon said, 'A lady ceases to be a lady when she becomes a ...