When the Army barred men from serving as nurses, they fought back and won

Do women deserve access to combat roles ?” Back then, it was: “ Do men deserve access to nursing roles ?’ For the majority of ...

Author charts the tales of 14 Black surgeons who served in Civil War

By 1864, more than 12,000 surgeons had served in the Union army throughout the Civil War. Just 14 of them were Black. Historian Jill Newmark's 2023 book is the first-ever comprehensive exploration of ...
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Union and Confederate troops had a Civil War Battle of Fort Myers -- and fought over stolen cattle

This week marks 161 years since Union and Confederate troops met in The Battle of Fort Myers.It was one of the 10,000 places where the Civil War was fought, to paraphrase the opening narration in Ken ...

From Gettysburg to Minneapolis: How the American Civil War continues to shape how we understand contemporary political conflicts and their dangers

As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for ...

For 6 Weeks, These Nurses Have Been Striking, With Frustration Growing

Workers at four other New York hospitals voted to end their walkout while nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia remained on ...
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Penn Nursing hosts symposium on Revolutionary War medical care

The Feb. 18 symposium was held at the McNeil center and featured 13 speakers from the Philadelphia area who shared their ...

NYC nursing walkout ends as last striking nurses approve new contract

Thousands of nurses at a major New York hospital system have approved a new contract, voting to end a strike after more than ...

Los Angeles nurses hold anti-ICE protest, call immigration action a public health threat

Registered nurses in Los Angeles held a protest against immigration enforcement agencies on Thursday, claiming they’re one of the country’s top public health threats. Nurses gathered at Ronald Reagan ...
United States Army

Army’s newest obstetrics and gynecology nurses answer the call to provide comprehensive women’s health services

Ten Army nurses earned their Area of Concentration designator in obstetrics and gynecology after completing the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s ...

Norah O'Donnell on "We the Women," about the unsung heroines of America

The CBS News journalist's new book tells the often-overlooked stories of women who helped shape our nation, from the single female whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence, to the first ...