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Author
Publisher
Life Drawn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When Valérie first met Josephine, she knew she would be embarking on a unique journey. Though vastly different in age, their connection was instantaneous. Humor quickly became their language, their playground, and despite the debilitating disease that Joséphine faced every single day, they were able to form a beautiful friendship that transcended the reaches of modern medicine." -- goodreads.com
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A nurse and humanitarian aid worker who has served in war zones ranging from Africa to Afghanistan aiding refugees, Gately knows just the word refugee sparks conversation and fuel emotion. Here she shares the real stories of refugees around the world in hopes of revealing the truth about their experience. She begins where the newscasters end their reports, showing that refugees are neither all saints nor all sinners-- and impossible to forget. --...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This is a love story like no other: Elinor Powell was an African American nurse in the U.S. military during World War II; Frederick Albert was a soldier in Hitler's army, captured by the Allies and shipped to a prisoner-of-war camp in the Arizona desert. Like most other black nurses, Eleanor pulled a second-class assignment, in a dusty, sun-baked--and segregated--Western town. The army figured that the risk of fraternization between black nurses...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Meet determined women who have dedicated their lives to saving others! From bold pioneers such as Florence Nightingale and Mary Edwards Walker, to modern-day medical heroines, readers will meet women who inspire with their courage and persistence.
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Framing the biography with her own personal experiences of coming of age at the height of the sexual revolution, a comic book artist, writer and editor presents this historical graphic novel that illustrates the incredible life of Margaret Sanger, best known as the pioneer of birth control."--NoveList.
Author
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Lynda Van Devanter was the girl next door, the cheerleader who went to Catholic schools, enjoyed sports, and got along well with her four sisters and parents. After high school she attended nursing school and then did something that would shatter her secure world for the rest of her life: in 1969, she joined the army and was shipped to Vietnam. When she arrived in Vietnam her idealistic view of the war vanished quickly. She worked long and arduous...
