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Lynda Van Devanter

Born

May 27, 1947

Died

November 15, 2002

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs

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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. 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 1980. She also wrote a book about her experiences, Home before Morning, which brought national attention to the contributions of women ve ...more

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Average rating: 4.34 · 3,058 ratings · 347 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Home before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam 4.34 avg rating — 2,903 ratings — published 1983 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Before Morning: The Story of an AR by Lynda Van Devanter (1984-03-30) 4.25 avg rating — 72 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Visions of War, Dreams of Peace: Writings of Women in the Vietnam War by Lynda Van Devanter (Editor), Joan Furey (Editor) 4.48 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam by Lynda Van Devanter, Ann Sprinkle (Narrator) 4.39 avg rating — 36 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home before Morning 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam - Library Edition by Lynda Van Devanter, Ann Sprinkle (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam by Lynda Van Devanter(1997-09-01) by Lynda Van Devanter, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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