From the Nunnery to the Spanish American War: Four Lakota women serve as nurses in Cuba during conflict

From: The Native Voice | Date: July 5, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

In 1898, the United States waged war against Spain. Hostilities lasted only four months with most of the fighting occurring in Cuba and the Philippines, both Spanish colonial possessions.

American Indian men served in this brief conflict both in Cuba and the Philippines. What most people do not know is American Indian women also served in the military during the Spanish American War.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) was the main agency for contracting nurses to serve both in military camps in the United States, Cuba and the Philippines. In the "Roster of Women Nurses Enlisted ...

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