This small army of women : Canadian volunteer nurses and the First World War /

"With her linen head scarf and white apron emblazoned with a red cross, the Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, or VAD, has become a romantic emblem of the Great War. This book tells the story of the nearly two thousand women from Canada and Newfoundland who volunteered to "do their bit"...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Quiney, Linda J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2017]
Temas:
1900-1999
Military nursing > Canada > History > 20th century.
Military nursing > Newfoundland and Labrador > History > 20th century.
Nurses > Canada > History > 20th century.
Nurses > Newfoundland and Labrador > History > 20th century.
Voluntary aid detachments.
World War, 1914-1918 > Medical care > Canada.
World War, 1914-1918 > Women > Canada.
Women.
Nursing Assistants > history
Military Nursing > history
Hospitals, Military > history
Women
World War I
Soins infirmiers militaires > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Soins infirmiers militaires > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Infirmières > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Infirmières > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Engagés volontaires.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Soins médicaux > Canada.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Femmes > Canada.
Femmes.
women (female humans)
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Medical care
Military nursing
Nurses
Voluntary aid detachments
Armee
Krankenschwester
Weltkrieg > 1914-1918
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
Kanada
History
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  • This ardent band of ladies : birth of the Canadian VAD movement
  • Enthusiastic and anxious : mobilizing the voluntary nursing service
  • Every woman is a nurse : framing the image of the VAD
  • No time for sentiment : making a useful contribution
  • Saying goodbye : forgetting, remembering, and moving on.

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