Retelling the Past for Today's Young Readers
“To whom much is given, from him much is expected.” Or her. Much was given to Julia Stimson (born to privilege in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1881) and much was expected. (Hers was a family whose history of public service extended … Continued
The German spring offensives were picking up steam. American troops were not yet in the field (or in the trenches), but their sisters in the medical department were facing a heavy onslaught on the so-called “second battlefield.” Chief Nurse Julia … Continued