Why Was There So Much Opposition by Both the Union

question 54

Multiple Choice

Why was there so much opposition by both the Union and the Confederacy to having women serve as army nurses during the initial stages of the Civil War?

• A) Nursing was perceived as an unsuitable profession for respectable women.
• B) Women had little experience caring for people who had been struck by disease.
• C) Nursing did not pay enough for a single woman to make a decent living.
• D) Neither side had organized sanitary commissions to oversee nurses' work on the battlefield and in military hospitals.

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Definitions:

Incompatible

Things that are so different in nature they cannot exist or work together without conflict or problems.

Long-Distance Warfare

Military engagement strategies that involve combat operations conducted at significant distances from the target, often utilizing advanced technology like drones or missiles.

Gender Inequality

The disparity in access to resources, opportunities, and rights between genders, often favoring one gender over others.

Historical Conditions

The specific social, economic, cultural, and political circumstances that existed in a particular era or place, significantly affecting events and developments.