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Lynda Van Devanter
Born May 27,
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Army nurse; activist for women veterans
Lynda Van Devanter was one of thousands of American women who served as nurses in Vietnam during the war.
Like many of these other women, she worked grueling shifts in a poorly equipped hospital and treated horrible wounds.
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Upon returning to the United States, she struggled with feelings of anger, depression, and hopelessness with little support from either the U.S. government or American society. In fact, she found that women veterans were even more isolated than their male peers.
Determined to help other women in the same situation, Van Devanter founded the Vietnam Veterans of America Women's Project in She also wrote a book about her experiences, Home before Morning, which brought national attention to the contributions of women veterans.
Becomes a nurse
Lynda Van Devanter was born in in Washington, D.C., and grew up in a close-knit Catholic family with four sisters.
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