coolchicksfromhistory:Ana NériArt by Pale Yellow Daisy (tumblr)Ana is considered the first Brazilian
coolchicksfromhistory:Ana NériArt by Pale Yellow Daisy (tumblr)Ana is considered the first Brazilian nurse. When the Paraguayan War broke out and her three sons were called to serve, Ana volunteered as a nurse for the Triple Alliance. For the first time in her life, Ana left her home province of Bahia to work in hospitals in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. She used her own wealth to help fund medical services and adopted four orphans.After the war, Ana was given civilian honors and a government pension. When the first Brazilian nursing school was founded in 1929, it was named in her honor. -- source link
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