Russian Sisters of Mercy in the Crimea, 1854-1855
1966; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 25; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/2492652
ISSN2325-7784
Autores Tópico(s)Islamic Studies and History
ResumoWhile the presence of women—chiefly disreputable camp followers—in military hospitals was not new, during the Crimean War women of a different sort undertook to care for the patients, with the French army the first to provide this service. When the horrors of the British hospital at Scutari (Uskudar) became known, British wrath was aroused. In The Times of October 13, 1854, an article by William Howard Russell stated: “Here the French are greatly our superiors. Their medical arrangements are extremely good … and they have the help of the Sisters of Charity These devoted women are excellent nurses.” Immediately a letter to The Times demanded: “Why have we no Sisters of Charity?”
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