Below I have listed reference material about the Cadet Nurse
Corps that might be useful for all who desire more information. Many of
these sources I have used for the background information presented on this
website. This list is not meant to be a complete arrangement. I'm still
searching for more and I would be very happy about everyone who can recommend
further interesting material.
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Official Sources
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Enlist
in a Proud profession - Train as a Nurse! US Cadet Nurse Corps, by
the US Public Health Service - Federal Security Agency. |
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Many different recruiting
brochures were distributed to encourage women to join the Cadet Nurse Corps
during WWII.
These official brochures give much information
about purposes of Cadet Nurses, requirements for joining, payment
etc.
The complete recruiting brochure
"Enlist in a Proud Profession" can be found online here:
http://www.rpadden.com/nurses/nurses.htm |
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The
Army Needs You! United States Cadet Nurse Corps Senior Cadet Period Army
Hospitals, by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau United States Army, LX-130R-RPB-8-9-44-100M |
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This recruiting pamphlet
encourages young women to join the Cadet Nurse Corps and to become an Army
Nurse afterwards. It contains information about training and duty, payment,
living, how to apply, etc. |
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Wear
It Proudly - Wear It Right, U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by the U.S. Public
Health Service - Federal Security Agency. |
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This fold-out paper
contains information about correct wearing of the uniform and the complete
text of the induction pledge. |
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Figuratively
Speaking, A Handbook For Cadet Nurses prepared by the U.S. Public Health
Service, Division of Nurse Education, Federal Security Agency. |
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Physical education
handbook for Cadet Nurses. Contains exercises and advises for correct body
mechanics in nursing. |
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Articles, Magazines, Books
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Cherry
Ames, Student Nurse
Cherry Ames, Senior Nurse
Cherry Ames, Army Nurse
Cherry Ames, Chief Nurse
Cherry Ames, Flight Nurse
by Helen Wells, Grosset & Dunlap, (1943-45) |
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"Each of the first five books
in the Cherry Ames series features at least one scene in which the merits
of joining the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps are extolled." More details about
Cherry Ames and scenes regarding the Cadet Nurse Corps can be found online
here:
http://www.netwrx1.net/CherryAmes/war-3.html |
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Brave
Nurse - True Stories of Heroism by Ellsworth Newcomb, The Junior Literary
Guild and D. Appleton-Century Company (1945) |
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Impressive stories
of nurses who served during WWII. The book includes one chapter about Cadet
Nurses. |
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Gail
Gardner Junior Cadet Nurse by Sutton, Margaret, NY: Dodd, Mead &
Company (1944). |
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The the adventures of a student
in the Cadet Nurse
program during World War are covered in two
books by Magaret Sutton, author of the Judy Bolton mystery series (1932-67),
the longest lasting juvenile mystery series written by an individual author.
Her stories were based on the diary of the author's niece, a student
in the Cadet nurse program, and Mrs. Sutton's own experience as a Red Cross |
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Gail
Gardner Wins Her Cap by Sutton, Margaret, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company
(1945). |
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Note: A limited reprinting of
Margaret Sutton’s 2-volume series about a student nurse became available
in April 2010. More Information can be found under: http://www.judybolton.com/ |
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History Books
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The Cadet Nurse Corps, 1943-48 by Heather
Willever-Farr and John Parascandola published
in Public Health Reports, vol. 109, May-June, 1994, pp. 455-457. |
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The PHS website has
an online version of this very detailed essay about the history of the
Cadet Nurse Corps
PHS
- the office of Public Health Service Historian |
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In
Defense of a Nation - Servicewomen in World War II by Major General
Jeanne M. Holm, USAF
(Ret.), Vandamere Press, ISBN 0-918339-43-X (1998) |
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This book contains excellent overviews
of several WWII women's organization (like WAVES, SPARS, WAC, ANC, NNC,
WASP, Women Marines) illustrated with nice black and white photographs.
The article about the Public Health Service and the Cadet Nurse Corps is
short, but very informative. |
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In
and Out of Harm's Way, A History of the Navy Nurse Corps by Doris Sterner,
Peanut Butter Publishing (1998)
ISBN: 0897167066 |
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Detailed history of
the Navy Nurse Corps written by the retired Navy Nurse Doris Sterner. The
author gives some very good and detailed information about the Cadet Nurse
Corps as well, because Senior Cadet Nurses served in Navy hospitals under
the supervision of Navy Nurses. |
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Dressed
for Duty. America's Women in Uniform 1898-1973 (Volume One) by Jill
Halcomb Smith, R. James Bender Publishing, ISBN 0-912138-85-8 (2004) |
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The two volumes about
women's organizations of the last century cover all military branches and
especially give interesting details about several mostly forgotten civilian
organizations.
They contain many original photographs and
some color pictures of uniform items.
The chapter about the Cadet Nurse
Corps is in Volume 1. |
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Memoirs and Novels
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Penny
and Pam, Nurse and Cadet by Dorothy Deming R.N., Dodd, Mead & Company,
1956. |
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The story is about Penny Marsh,
Red Cross Nurse, who travels through wartime America to compile a list
of jobs open to nurses during and after the war. She is accompanied by
a spoiled young woman who is interested in nursing, but wants to know more
about it, before she enters the Cadet Nurse Corps. Very entertaining and
interesting written book that gives an overview of the many fields where
nurses worked during wartime. |
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Cadet
Nurse Stories: The Call for And Response of Women During World War II
by Thelma M. Robinson and Paulie M. Perry, Sigma Theta Tau Intl (2000)
ISBN: 1930538030 |
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The book written by
two sisters who were former Cadet Nurses is based on personal stories of
Cadet Nurses and their efforts to serve their country during wartime. It
gives an excellent impression of the job theses student nurses actually
did. |
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Women
At War - from the home front to the front lines by 'V for Victory',
Atlas Video Inc. (1991) |
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This documentary consists mainly
of original newsreel stories to detail the vital contributions made by
women during World War II, going from the factories to the battlefields.
Covers WAC, Army Nurses, WAVES, SPARS, Marines, Navy Nurses, Cadet Nurses,
etc. |
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RGH -
Rochester General Hospital
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History of the Cadet Nurse Corps.
Additionally, this website presents pictures, the text of the induction
pledge, a list of schools that participated in the Cadet Nurse program
and a table of assignments. |
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Cadet Nurses
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Great homepage that
presents for example: many photographs (with a special section about native
American Cadet Nurses), pictures of uniforms, posters, a citation for a
Cadet Nurse and a complete recruiting brochure online. |
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RWC - Riverside-White
Cross Alumni Association
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This website has a
good short historical overview and encourages supporting the bill that
would grant Cadet Nurses veteran status. |
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Women Veterans
Historical Collection
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The Women Veterans Historical
Collection documents the female experience in the Armed Forces through
letters, papers, photographs, published materials, uniforms, medals and
oral histories. Impressive and most informative website! |
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