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Women faced great risks, but volunteered to save lives in Harrisburg during the 1918 flu epidemic

Posted on March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 by Jake Wynn

During the height of the 1918 influenza epidemic, the women of Central Pennsylvania jumped into action.

Posted in Harrisburg, World War ITagged 1918 Influenza Outbreak, Central Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Influenza, Nurses, October 1918, Spanish Flu, Volunteers, Women, World War ILeave a comment

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