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Women's Surgical Ward, Eastern Maine General Hospital, Bangor, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Eastern Maine Medical Center Date: circa 1910 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Eastern Maine General Hospital's Women's Medical Ward, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Eastern Maine Medical Center Date: circa 1911 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Alterations of Female Ward, Augusta, 1898-1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898–1920 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: Harry S. Coombs; Coombs and Gibbs Architects
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Insane Hospital buildings, Augusta; Vinylhaven, 1893-1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1907 Location: Vinylhaven; Augusta; Vinylhaven Client: State of Maine Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects
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Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'

Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.

Women, War, and the Homefront

When America entered the Great War in 1917, the government sent out pleas for help from American women, many of whom responded at the battle front and on the home front.

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… friend and companion, Sister Frances Xavier Warde, to bring the Mercy community to the United States."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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How I broke the mold for women to serve in the military
by Mary D. McGuirk

My life and career as a USAF Nurse