Vivandiere

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Vivandiere (also referred to as cantiniere) - a woman who followed the army to provide support for the troops. A vivandiere was usually a young woman—perhaps the daughter of an officer or wife of a non-commissioned officer—who wore a uniform and braved battles to provide care for wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
 
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A French cantinière in the Crimea during the Crimean War in 1855, photographed by Roger Fenton.
 
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