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Bickerdyke

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Bickerdyke, Mary Ann
[bik′ərdīk]
(1817-1901), an American nurse who, after taking a short course in homeopathy, cared for the sick and wounded on battlefields during the U.S. Civil War. She insisted on cleanliness, good food, and the best of medical care for her patients. At night she searched the battlefield with a lantern for survivors.


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