"They Buckled on the Armor of God": Kentucky Catholic Sister "Nurses"in the 1918 Flu Pandemic

During 1918, the “Spanish Flu” took millions of lives worldwide and remains the worst influenza pandemic in history. The worldwide transmission and the number of deaths from this flu were increased due to the conditions of World War I. In September 1918, the first cases of flu in Kentucky appeared a...

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Authors: Thompson, Mary Ann (Author) ; Bolten, Sara (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: American Catholic Historical Society 2018
In: American catholic studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 129, Issue: 4, Pages: 91-105
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCH Medical ethics
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