San Antonio College Library

This biography presents the life of the girl who became known as a fearless battlefield nurse during the Civil War and the founder of the American Red Cross.

"This important study explores the role of the International Red Cross in typhus epidemics during and after World War I and World War II. It details the widespread complicity of foreign companies in the Nazi typhus research. Finally, the author stresses the importance of monitoring and holding accountable the medical profession, researchers, and drug companies that continue to invest in research on biological agents as weapons of war."--Jacket.