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Dorothea DixHer achievements and her IMPACT during the CIVIL WAR.

What are other women did for the Civil War....

Year: 1867Giulia Lamprecht Tuesday, June 2, 2009 9:30:18 AM PT

National Geographic

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

Giulia Lamprecht Tuesday, June 2, 2009 9:30:18 AM PT

“I think even lying on my bed I can still do something.”

“I never knew childhood”

Dorothea Dix Speaks Out

“In a world where there is so much to be done, I feel strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.”


Life As a nurse During the Civil WarDorothea 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.


Life on the Battle Field: Interview With Dorothea DixNational 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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