The American Red Cross was developed during the last leg of the Civil War. As time went on, this organization has developed greatly into what we have today. Back then, it only helped with sick and injured soldiers, but today it helps everyone basically. Clara Barton was the founder of the American Red Cross. She became a very well known nurse and important female in the US's history.
Another advancement is that there are now large, clean hospitals. Little dirty tents were the first things that were noted as a hospital. As more soldiers got injured and ill, they needed bigger spaces. Bigger tents were made to house more people. Then, a man found out that they needed ventilated tents to help out. Larger, ventilated tents were made and they were more sturdy than the ones before them. Soon, buildings were being built and they were sanitary, well, more sanitary than anything else at the time.
Connecting to the cleaner and larger hospitals, sanitation became a common and known thing, as well as hygiene. These being practiced helped to cut down on the spread of infections, diseases, and deaths caused by the two. With sanitary practices happening, the medical side of the Civil War became a better place and eventually led us up to what we have now. Nowadays, everyone at least knows a little bit about being sanitary and some personal hygiene. Hospitals and individuals have become cleaner and healthier.
Female nurses became more common during the ending of the Civil War and that has carried on until now, as it will still carry on to future generations. This change of events for the women have led them to better and higher positions in society like being doctors and surgeons today. They have and can get even higher jobs because women during America's war against itself worked their way up in society.
Another advancement is that there are now large, clean hospitals. Little dirty tents were the first things that were noted as a hospital. As more soldiers got injured and ill, they needed bigger spaces. Bigger tents were made to house more people. Then, a man found out that they needed ventilated tents to help out. Larger, ventilated tents were made and they were more sturdy than the ones before them. Soon, buildings were being built and they were sanitary, well, more sanitary than anything else at the time.
Connecting to the cleaner and larger hospitals, sanitation became a common and known thing, as well as hygiene. These being practiced helped to cut down on the spread of infections, diseases, and deaths caused by the two. With sanitary practices happening, the medical side of the Civil War became a better place and eventually led us up to what we have now. Nowadays, everyone at least knows a little bit about being sanitary and some personal hygiene. Hospitals and individuals have become cleaner and healthier.
Female nurses became more common during the ending of the Civil War and that has carried on until now, as it will still carry on to future generations. This change of events for the women have led them to better and higher positions in society like being doctors and surgeons today. They have and can get even higher jobs because women during America's war against itself worked their way up in society.