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- Title
The Sisters of Charity, the 1832 Cholera Epidemic in Philadelphia and Duffy's Cut.
- Authors
Watson, William
- Abstract
The article provides information on the Sisters of Charity, the caregivers of the 1832 cholera epidemic in Philadelphia and Duffy's Cut, Pennsylvania. It highlights the historical background of the sisters, the arrival of the cholera epidemic in the U.S. and Philadelphia, and the responses to the epidemic. It outlines the situation at Duffy's Cut, in which 57 men infected with cholera died despite being aided by four Sisters of Charity. It commends the pious work demonstrated by the sisters in the Almshouse and hospitals during the epidemic. It notes the sisters' high level of professionalism served as a model for future generation of nurses in the city.
- Subjects
PHILADELPHIA (Pa.); PENNSYLVANIA; DAUGHTERS of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul; NUNS; CHOLERA; EPIDEMICS
- Publication
U.S. Catholic Historian, 2009, Vol 27, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
0735-8318
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/cht.0.0022