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The Bluebirds: Canada's Nursing Sisters

Canada's Great War by Craig Baird / Curiouscast

Feb 6, 202516:40Society & Culture

During the First World War, over 2,800 Canadian women served as Nursing Sisters. They helped treat wounded soldiers and served as a bright light to many in a terrible and hellish time. In the war, 58 Nursing Sisters died...

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The Bluebirds: Canada's Nursing Sisters is an episode from Canada's Great War by Craig Baird / Curiouscast. During the First World War, over 2,800 Canadian women served as Nursing Sisters. They helped treat wounded soldiers and served as a...

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Published Feb 6, 2025, 16:40 long, audio available.

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