Cadet Nurse Corps
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(CNC)
...IV. Sources
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Official Sources
Articles, Magazines, Books
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History books
Memoirs and Novels
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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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WWII Sources
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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. ... 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 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. 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. 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)
... "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)  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). 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). 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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Literature

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.  ... 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)
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
. 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) 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. ... 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
. 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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Documentary
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Women At War - from the home front to the front lines by 'V for Victory', Atlas Video Inc. (1991) ...... 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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Links
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RGH - Rochester General Hospital
... 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
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
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
. 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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