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Army nurse Emma Southwick Brinton was born in Peabody, Massachusetts on April 7, 1834. During the Civil War, she served as a nurse in Washington, D.C.; Petersburg, Virginia; the Sea Islands; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Later, Emma became a writer and lecturer. The Washington Times of May 24, 1903, featured her "Hospital Heroines of the Civil War."
On April 13, 1912, Emma wrote a Letter to the Editor of The Washington Times, praising artist Francis Davis "Frank" Millet, an old friend and fellow member of the Society of Art who had perished on the Titanic. In the article, she recalled her work with his father, Dr. A. C. Millet, during the Civil War and her many meetings in the United States and abroad with Frank D. Millet.
Emma was active in women's rights and religious education. She served as the delegate to the International Council of Women at The Hague and the International Sunday School Convention in 1915. According to The Evening Star, she lived at 1414 Fifteenth Street in Washington, D.C.
In August of 1917, during World War I, Emma spoke at The Church of the Covenant in Washington, D.C. about her work as a Civil War army nurse.
By April of 1921, when she gathered friends to celebrate her eighty-seventh birthday, Emma lived at 1318 Eleventh Street, Northwest in Washington, D.C.
Later, Emma became a writer and lecturer. The Washington Times of May 24, 1903, featured her "Hospital Heroines of the Civil War."
On April 13, 1912, Emma wrote a Letter to the Editor of The Washington Times, praising artist Francis Davis "Frank" Millet, an old friend and fellow member of the Society of Art who had perished on the Titanic. In the article, she recalled her work with his father, Dr. A. C. Millet, during the Civil War and her many meetings in the United States and abroad with Frank D. Millet.
Emma was active in women's rights and religious education. She served as the delegate to the International Council of Women at The Hague and the International Sunday School Convention in 1915. According to The Evening Star, she lived at 1414 Fifteenth Street in Washington, D.C.
In August of 1917, during World War I, Emma spoke at The Church of the Covenant in Washington, D.C. about her work as a Civil War army nurse.
By April of 1921, when she gathered friends to celebrate her eighty-seventh birthday, Emma lived at 1318 Eleventh Street, Northwest in Washington, D.C.
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- The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]), 24 May 1903. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1903-05-24/ed-1/seq-28/>
- The Washington herald. (Washington, D.C.), 04 April 1921. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433/1921-04-04/ed-1/seq-5/>
- The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]), 23 April 1912. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1912-04-23/ed-1/seq-8/>