May 8, 2007

At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Elisabeth Champline was one of 1,700 young people to serve as a volunteer nurse for America’s military forces. She was the only Arkansas woman to serve in that capacity. Active in veteran activities after the war, she served briefly as president of the local veterans’ auxiliary. In 1930, she was elected vice president of the Spanish-American War Nurses.

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