History of Feminism
Related: About this forumLillian Aubert, Jane Arminda Delano
Lillian Aubert, US Army Nurse and Warrant Officer during WWI.
Jane Arminda Delano, Director of Army Nurse Corp during WWI.
These two nurses died essentially working themselves to death. Their dedication to preserving life was extreme.
Please read about them.
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/lillian-aubert.htm
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jadelano.htm
niyad
(113,344 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,122 posts)also from New York, who was FDR's mother?
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)...on either nurse. But I remember reading awhile ago that she was somehow related to that Delano family.
no_hypocrisy
(46,122 posts)She could have come from wealth and enjoyed a very privileged and sheltered life. She chose to help other people.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)..."dedication" is an understatement. Extraordinary; amazing; heroic.
eta: I discovered while reading last year that there is a sculpture in DC: http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000900.htm
ismnotwasm
(41,989 posts)Thank you for sharing this.