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STIMSON AND BEAN—HEROIC DOCTORS PART 2

YESTERDAY, WE FOLLOWED AMERICAN DOCTORS Barbara Stimson and Achsa Bean to England after the U.S. Army denied them officer appointments. Today, we continue Catherine Musemeche’s “Major Barbara’s War,” Smithsonian, March … Continue reading

March 15, 2025 · 5 Comments

STIMSON AND BEAN—HEROIC DOCTORS PART 1

THIS IS A TALE OF BARBARA STIMSON AND HER PAL ACHSA BEAN, two doctors shunned by the U.S. Army as medical officers, and then commissioned in the British Royal Army … Continue reading

March 14, 2025 · 1 Comment