Juliet Opie Hopkins

1818–1890 (age 72)

Nurse, Hospital Administrator

Biography

Juliet Opie Hopkins devoted her life to caring for the wounded and sick during the Civil War, becoming a guiding presence in field hospitals and earning admiration for her compassion.

Her leadership in nursing and hospital administration helped shape early wartime medical care, demonstrating that empathy and resolve could bring healing amid hardship.

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