There are many greats in the book of nursing history. Florence Nightingale worked hard to change and reform the system that the British military had. She became a pioneer for nursing in her day. Perhaps you have heard of Mary Todd Lincoln. She was President Abraham Lincoln's wife and worked during the civil war to help the wounded soldiers and those needing tending. But have you ever heard of Helen Fairchild? She also made history with some of her accomplishments of her day.

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Helen served in the First World War and was a nurse during that time. What made her famous during this time was her letters that she sent home while she was in Europe.

She spent most of her time in Belgium. She was on duty at a base hospital during this time and sent letters that depicted the conditions of the hospitals, the conditions for the nurses and doctors, and provided an insight of the life of a nurse during the First World War.

Helen wrote about everything that was going on during the war. She talked about the smells and the harsh odor that covered where they would operate. She talked about the long hours that she worked and even talked about how she worked as much as the men did during this time, which was often 14 hour shifts.

From Helen, we get insights of many of the conditions of the hospitals and how rough they were. She wrote in her letters about how they would stand in mud above their ankles when they would operate on people. Truly the conditions of this time were terrible and we know this largely because of her insights that she shared with her family through letters during the First World War

Helen died in 1918 in the service of the military. She had volunteered to be in the front lines when she was exposed to mustard gas. Because of the mustard gas, she began to have severe pains and after a surgery, she died a few days later. She volunteered to work in some of the worst conditions and this care and service attitude followed her until the end.

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These nurses such as Helen Fairchild did great things and helped hundreds of people. Many people have considered getting a nursing degree. You too can make history through nursing and can help change lives.