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Description: THE BIG HOUSE; IN 1925 MARY BRECKINRIDGE, A PROFESSIONAL MIDWIFE PROVIDED NURSING CARE TO MOUNTAIN PEOPLE; HER NURSES FORMED FRONTIER NURSING SERVICE AND AROUND IT DEVELOPED A NJURSING UNIVERSITY. MORE WOMEN DIED IN CHILDBIRTH IN RURAL AREAS THAN ANY OTHER CAUSES EXCEPT TUBERCULOSIS. THE BIG HOUSE WHERE SHE LIVED BECAME A BED AND BREAKFAST BUT APPEARS CLOSED NOW
Title: WENDOVER
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Author: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD
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