Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vi
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xii
6. Introduction 3
7. This Ardent Band of Ladies 15
8. Enthusiastic and Anxious 42
9. Every Woman is a Nurse 80
10. No Time for Sentiment 117
11. Saying Goodbye 161
12. Appendices 190
13. Notes 194
14. Bibliography 235
15. Index 252