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Mary Dexter (born Bedford, Massachusetts, 1886)

In the soldier's service. War experiences of Mary Dexter. England, Belgium, France, 1914-1918, 1918

Ink on paper

Commentary

This memoir, published in 1918, details the wartime experiences of Massachusetts-born Mary Dexter, a friend of Isabella Stewart Gardner. Her activities during World War I, which included roles such as nutritionist, psychiatrist, and ambulance driver, are described in an epistolary manner in this book.