1. Her achievements and her
IMPACT during the CIVIL
Dorothea Dix
WAR.
What are other women
did for the Civil War....
Year: 1867
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2. Dorothea Dix Speaks Out...........1
Life as a nurse during the Civil War...........2
Interview with Dorothea Dix; life on the battle field.......3
Susan B. Anthony fights for Woman rights........4
Mary Todd Lincoln her life as the presidents wife.......5
Rose Greenhow, shows her true self.........6
Clara Barton, is the red cross helping.......7
The Civil War; became the deadliest war in history ....8
The Civil War in Gettysburg......8
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3. Dorothea Dix Speaks Out
“I think even lying on my
bed I can still do
something.”
“In a world where
there is so much to be
done, I feel strongly
“I never knew
impressed that there
childhood”
must be something for
me to do.”
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4. Life As a nurse During the Civil War
Dorothea Dix, organized resources for the care of soldiers, she organized 5irst aid
stations, recruited nurses, and purchased supplies. 2 years ago during the Civil
War no one knew what a germ was; what is a germ, is it good for us, can it harm
us, and does it even exist? Amputation was very popular because a bullet would
go through a soldier’s leg or arm carrying dirt and bacteria, which could case
serious infections and diseases. If nurses didn’t know what to do with a soldiers
leg and if it was infected so badly they had not choice but to cut it off. Imagine
standing in the middle of a 5ield, on your left is a man crying in pain, and on your
right is a man staring at you because you are his only hope. In front of you is a
young man staring at the place where his arm used to be, the sensation of it is
still there but he knows that it is gone. This is something Dorothea Dix had to face
for four years. She has strict but honest rules; one of her rules was that no pretty,
young, looking ladies could become nurses because she didn’t want them looking
for romance. She isn’t married and always put her work before anything else. She
is an organized, respected, trustful young lady.
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5. Life on the Battle Field: Interview With Dorothea Dix
National Geographic: 2 years ago Dorothea Dix fought for soldiers lives on
the battle field and today she is here to talk about her life on the battle
field. How did you become a nurse in the Civil War,?
Dorothea Dix: I volunteered for the Union and they put me as a nurse,
once they saw how much effort I put into healing the soldiers. They made
me superintendent of female nurses for the Union Army.
NG: What did you have to do on the battle field for the soldiers?
DD: I purchased supplies,organized first aid stations, recruited nurses, and
organized resources for the care of the soldiers.
NG: What kind of operations did you have to do on the soldiers?
DD: Well mostly it was amputation, if a bullet had gone through a soldiers
leg. The bullet would be carrying dirt and bacteria which could cause
serious infections and diseases so the only thing left to do was cut of the
limb.
NG; Oh god that sounds painful! Now before you told us that you never
knew childhood, can you please explain what you mean?
DD: My parents got into a lot of fights and there would be shouting and
screaming. I was mostly left to take care of my brother and that became
my role in the house and a lot of people believe that the reason why I
became a nurse was because I was born raising my brother.
NG: WOW! I was just about to say that, you were always taking care of
your brother and that is what you did for the soldiers in the Civil War.
Thank you Dorothea Dix for coming it has been a pleasure interviewing
you.....next weeks National Geographic we will be interviewing Rose
Greenhow.
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6. Sources
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_niPwTW3rBbU/R-zVuEKtsLI/AAAAAAAAAzo/
y5XQWqsqZS4/s400/dorotheadix.jpg
http://www.gloversvilleschools.org/gms/teachers/mgillis/Civil%20War%20Battle.jpg
http://dixmont.0catch.com/dorothea.jpg
http://www.trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/pagegraphics/Dorothea-Dix.jpg
http://www.civilwarhome.com/images/nurse.jpg
http://www.dtsk8.org/6_8/8/Civil%20War%20Webpage-RS/bellnurse.jpg
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