Nancy Haas of the Avon Lake Historical Society spent over 40 years working as a nurse in hospitals around northern Ohio. Now, Haas is helping to spread the word of some of her earliest professional ...

The Mother Bickerdyke Memorial in Galesburg, Ill., represents Mary Bickerdyke holding a cup of water for a wounded soldier. This may be the only Civil War memorial dedicated to a woman by sculptor ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – She’s been gone for more than 150 years, but a group of veterans is making sure the legacy of Eliza George, better known as Mother George, is never forgotten. Eliza “Mother” ...

Bella Vista Christian Women's Connection will meet for brunch from 9 to 10:30 a.m. June 14 at the Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd. in Bella Vista. The inspirational speaker will be ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In honor of ...

Heather St. Clair of Loma Linda, a founding member of the Academy of Living History Performing Arts, will present “Mother” Mary Ann Bickerdyke when the Inland Empire Civil War Round Table meets 6:30 p ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Tea with Sarah Sampson, a reenactment of an historic interview with Bath’s ...

Clad in a dark dress with a black head scarf and starched white apron, Marlene Rivero incorporated song, props and stories to tell about the life of Ann Stokes, a nurse on Civil War hospital ship USS ...

Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the Mercy Street Revealed blog. Jane E. Schultz, Ph.D., is Professor of English and the Medical Humanities and ...

OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) _ At the time of her death in Ottawa on May 20, 1897, Sarah Gregg, 86, was revered as a remarkable woman for her service during the Civil War as a Union army nurse. 'To her should be ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In honor of Women’s History Month, local historical society chapters paid tribute to Civil War nurse and Fort Wayne native Helena Wolff at Lindenwood Cemetery on Saturday.