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dc.contributor.authorvan Bergen, Leo
dc.contributor.editorPh. Sloos, Louis
dc.contributor.editorBreukers, Jos
dc.contributor.editorBroos, Tristan
dc.contributor.editorRuseler, Annet
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-16T15:27:15Z
dc.date.available2026-03-16T15:27:15Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.identifier.urihttps://oapen-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12657/108804
dc.languageDutch
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DD Western Europe::1DDN Netherlands
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACD Dutch
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues
dc.subject.otherHumanitarianism
dc.subject.otherPacifism
dc.subject.otherFranco-German war
dc.subject.otherMedical aid
dc.subject.otherRed Cross
dc.titleChapter De verpleegstersengel en de oorlogsduivel: De ‘gedachtenisprent’ ter ere van de Rode-Kruisambulances 1870-1871
dc.title.alternativeIN Book: Veilig / Safe
dc.typechapter
oapen.abstract.otherlanguageIn commemoration of the work performed by its ambulance units during the Franco-Prussian War, the Netherlands Red Cross issued a memorial poster. It portrayed a nurse hovering above the battlefield, expelling the demon of war. This representation was noteworthy for two reasons: first, because there were at that time scarcely any nurses serving in war, and second, because the preventive capacity of humanitarian aid with regard to armed conflict was frequently questioned. It was precisely on this ground, however, that Henry Dunant would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, albeit jointly with the pacifist Frédéric Passy. Both of these issues were exemplified in the ambulance service directed by Meredith van de Velde, with Suffridus Hermanides serving as the attending surgeon. Van de Velde left no doubt that, in general, there was no place for women in war, not even in the provision of medical assistance. Hermanides, for his part, would, as a result of his wartime experiences, evolve from a humanitarian into a pacifist.
oapen.identifier.doi10.5117/9789048576531_BERGEN
oapen.relation.isPublishedBydd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a
oapen.relation.isbn9789048576531
oapen.relation.isbn9789048576548
oapen.pages26
oapen.place.publicationAmsterdam


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