In Her Words
Letters & Memos
This selection of letters, written by and to some of the women profiled in this exhibit, is grouped by broad themes. They provide additional insight into these women's lives and the challenges they faced. In particular, the letters from army nurses provide interesting first-person accounts of nursing during World War I and II.
Discouragement, Encouragement, Success:
Nursing during World War I:
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, May 4, 1917
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, June 6, 1917
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, June 17, 1917
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, July 25, 1917
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, August 8, 1917
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, October 30, 1917
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, November 1, 1917
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, November 16, 1917
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, March 25, 1918
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to her family, April 12, 1918
Nursing during World War II:
- Letter from Julia C. Stimson to Lucille Spalding, January 12, 1942
- Letter from Lucille Spalding to Julia C. Stimson, January 16, 1942
- Letter from Lucille Spalding to Louise Knapp, February 3, 1942
- Letter from Margaret Beumer to Louise Knapp, February 11, 1942
- Letter from Lucille Spalding to Louise Knapp, February 13, 1942
- Letter from Capt. Margaret Beumer, September 21, 1944
- Letter from Major Lucille Spalding, October 20, 1944
- Letter from Capt. Alfhild M. Johnson, Winter 1944-45
- Letter from Capt. Margaret Beumer, February 18, 1945
Nursing History:
Social Service:
Philanthropy:
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Archives & Rare Books
Becker Medical Library
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
Campus Box 8132
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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