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Adaline Weston Couzins (August 12, 1815 - May 9, 1892) was a civil servant, a [[Women's suffrage in the United States|suffragist]], and an [[American Civil War]] [[Nursing|nurse]] who worked for the Ladies' Union Aid Society of [[St. Louis]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://columbia-mo.aauw.net/notablewomen/womenac/adaline-couzins/|title=Adaline Weston Couzins|last=Trout|first=Carlynn|date=September 9, 2016|website=American Association of University Women Columbia (MO) Branch|publisher=American Association of University Women|access-date=September 9, 2016}}</ref> She spent most of her career as a nurse during the Civil War on [[Hospital Ships of the Sanitary Commission|hospital ships]] that tended to [[Union Army|Union]] and [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] soldiers all along the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://civilwarwomenblog.com/adaline-weston-couzins/|title=Adaline Weston Couzins|last=MacLean|first=Maggie|date=October 1, 2015|website=Civil War Women|publisher=|access-date=September 9, 2016}}</ref> |
Adaline Weston Couzins (August 12, 1815 - May 9, 1892) was a civil servant, a [[Women's suffrage in the United States|suffragist]], and an [[American Civil War]] [[Nursing|nurse]] who worked for the Ladies' Union Aid Society of [[St. Louis]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://columbia-mo.aauw.net/notablewomen/womenac/adaline-couzins/|title=Adaline Weston Couzins|last=Trout|first=Carlynn|date=September 9, 2016|website=American Association of University Women Columbia (MO) Branch|publisher=American Association of University Women|access-date=September 9, 2016}}</ref> She spent most of her career as a nurse during the Civil War on [[Hospital Ships of the Sanitary Commission|hospital ships]] that tended to [[Union Army|Union]] and [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] soldiers all along the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://civilwarwomenblog.com/adaline-weston-couzins/|title=Adaline Weston Couzins|last=MacLean|first=Maggie|date=October 1, 2015|website=Civil War Women|publisher=|access-date=September 9, 2016}}</ref> |
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Adaline moved to St. Louis, Missouri around 1823 from England and eventually married John Edward Decker Couzins in 1834. Adaline and John had four children, one of them being [[Phoebe Couzins]] who was one of the first female lawyers in the United States.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of Missouri Biography|last=Christensen|first=Lawrence O.|publisher=University of Missouri Press|year=1999|isbn=9780826212221|location=Columbia|pages=210-211|via=EBSCOhost}}</ref> |
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Adaline's first civil service was during the [[cholera]] [[Cholera outbreaks and pandemics|epidemic of |
Adaline's first civil service was during the [[cholera]] [[Cholera outbreaks and pandemics|epidemic of 1849]] as her and her husband headed its relief corps. After Adaline heard of the Civil War she began working under Dr. Charles Pope, a surgeon in St. Louis. Adaline then joined the Ladies' Union Aid Society of St. Louis and was sent out to work in the field. While on the hospital ships she worked under Simon Pollack who was the chief surgeon for the [[Western Sanitary Commission]].<ref name=":2" /> |
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While rescuing and caring for soldiers, Adaline was injured twice. She was first severely frostbitten in 1862 and then struck by a [[Minié ball|minie-ball]] fragment in 1863 at the siege of Vicksburg. Despite her injuries Adaline continued her nursing duties.<ref name=":2" /> |
While rescuing and caring for soldiers, Adaline was injured twice. She was first severely frostbitten in 1862 and then struck by a [[Minié ball|minie-ball]] fragment in 1863 at the siege of Vicksburg. Despite her injuries Adaline continued her nursing duties.<ref name=":2" /> |
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After the Civil War, Adaline continued on her work as a civil servant. She founded the Female Guardian Home of St. Louis, headed the Ladies' Sanitary Corps of the Special Department of St Louis, and campaigned for [[Women's suffrage in the United States|women's suffrage]]. Before her death, she was granted government pension on May 27, 1888, for her unrelenting services during the Civil War.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> |
After the Civil War, Adaline continued on her work as a civil servant. She founded the Female Guardian Home of St. Louis, headed the Ladies' Sanitary Corps of the Special Department of St Louis, and campaigned for [[Women's suffrage in the United States|women's suffrage]]. Before her death, she was granted government pension on May 27, 1888, for her unrelenting services during the Civil War.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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== Early Life == |
== Early and Family Life == |
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Adaline Weston Couzins was born on August 12, 1815 in [[Brighton|Brighton, England]]. In about 1823, at the age of eight, she relocated to St. Louis, Missouri with her parents. Several years after her move to St. Louis, Adaline married John Edward Decker Couzins in 1834.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> John Couzins started his career as a carpenter, but later served as St. Louis's chief of police during the American Civil War, and from 1884 to 1887 he served as the U.S. marshal of the eastern district of Missouri.<ref name=":2" /> Adaline and John had four children together and their daughter, [[Phoebe Couzins]] was not only the first female graduate from [[Washington University School of Law|Washington University Law School in St. Louis]], but was also one of the first female lawyers in the United States, an advocate for women's suffrage, and she was the first female U.S. marshal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/c/couzins/|title=Phoebe Wilson Couzins|last=Harper|first=Kimberly|date=|website=Historic Missourians|publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri|access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> |
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== Early Career == |
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In 1849 there was a devastating [[cholera]] [[Cholera outbreaks and pandemics|epidemic]] in St. Louis, Missouri. At this time in U.S. history there were few hospitals established and not near enough nurses to handle an epidemic like this. That left the responsibility of caring for the sick to family members and volunteers.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> |
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Adaline and John were two of those volunteers, and headed the relief corps for this epidemic and worked tirelessly to nurse the sick back to health. This was just the first stepping stone of Adaline's long nursing career and civil service.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== Civil War Nursing Career == |
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In April 1861, shortly after the start of the American Civil War, Adaline volunteered to work with Dr. Charles Pope, a surgeon in St. Louis. Together, with other volunteers, they transported wounded soldiers from trains to the New House of Refuge Hospital, were Adaline helped by washing and bandaging the soldier's wounds. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 21:49, 4 October 2016
Adaline Weston Couzins
Adaline Weston Couzins (August 12, 1815 - May 9, 1892) was a civil servant, a suffragist, and an American Civil War nurse who worked for the Ladies' Union Aid Society of St. Louis.[1] She spent most of her career as a nurse during the Civil War on hospital ships that tended to Union and Confederate soldiers all along the Mississippi River.[1][2]
Adaline moved to St. Louis, Missouri around 1823 from England and eventually married John Edward Decker Couzins in 1834. Adaline and John had four children, one of them being Phoebe Couzins who was one of the first female lawyers in the United States.[1][3]
Adaline's first civil service was during the cholera epidemic of 1849 as her and her husband headed its relief corps. After Adaline heard of the Civil War she began working under Dr. Charles Pope, a surgeon in St. Louis. Adaline then joined the Ladies' Union Aid Society of St. Louis and was sent out to work in the field. While on the hospital ships she worked under Simon Pollack who was the chief surgeon for the Western Sanitary Commission.[3]
While rescuing and caring for soldiers, Adaline was injured twice. She was first severely frostbitten in 1862 and then struck by a minie-ball fragment in 1863 at the siege of Vicksburg. Despite her injuries Adaline continued her nursing duties.[3]
After the Civil War, Adaline continued on her work as a civil servant. She founded the Female Guardian Home of St. Louis, headed the Ladies' Sanitary Corps of the Special Department of St Louis, and campaigned for women's suffrage. Before her death, she was granted government pension on May 27, 1888, for her unrelenting services during the Civil War.[2][3]
Early and Family Life
Adaline Weston Couzins was born on August 12, 1815 in Brighton, England. In about 1823, at the age of eight, she relocated to St. Louis, Missouri with her parents. Several years after her move to St. Louis, Adaline married John Edward Decker Couzins in 1834.[1][2][3] John Couzins started his career as a carpenter, but later served as St. Louis's chief of police during the American Civil War, and from 1884 to 1887 he served as the U.S. marshal of the eastern district of Missouri.[3] Adaline and John had four children together and their daughter, Phoebe Couzins was not only the first female graduate from Washington University Law School in St. Louis, but was also one of the first female lawyers in the United States, an advocate for women's suffrage, and she was the first female U.S. marshal.[4]
Early Career
In 1849 there was a devastating cholera epidemic in St. Louis, Missouri. At this time in U.S. history there were few hospitals established and not near enough nurses to handle an epidemic like this. That left the responsibility of caring for the sick to family members and volunteers.[1][2]
Adaline and John were two of those volunteers, and headed the relief corps for this epidemic and worked tirelessly to nurse the sick back to health. This was just the first stepping stone of Adaline's long nursing career and civil service.[3]
Civil War Nursing Career
In April 1861, shortly after the start of the American Civil War, Adaline volunteered to work with Dr. Charles Pope, a surgeon in St. Louis. Together, with other volunteers, they transported wounded soldiers from trains to the New House of Refuge Hospital, were Adaline helped by washing and bandaging the soldier's wounds.
References
- ^ a b c d e Trout, Carlynn (September 9, 2016). "Adaline Weston Couzins". American Association of University Women Columbia (MO) Branch. American Association of University Women. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d MacLean, Maggie (October 1, 2015). "Adaline Weston Couzins". Civil War Women. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Christensen, Lawrence O. (1999). Dictionary of Missouri Biography. Columbia: University of Missouri Press. pp. 210–211. ISBN 9780826212221 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Harper, Kimberly. "Phoebe Wilson Couzins". Historic Missourians. The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved October 4, 2016.