How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?
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They accompanied their husbands to war.
They accompanied their husbands to war.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
They enlisted and fought with the army.
They enlisted and fought with the army.
They took jobs to support their families.
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The correct response is:
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
Dorothea Dix served as the Superintendent of Army Nurses and was instrumental in organizing the nursing corps, while Clara Barton took on the role of a nurse and went on to establish the American Red Cross after the war.
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