THE U.S. ARMY NURSE CORPS IN WORLD WAR II

Backround: The U.s. Army nurse corps before wwII

• February 2nd 1901 nurse corps starts
• Since 1775 nursed army's sick/hurt
• African American nurses weren't allowed
• Some but not Many woman were already enrolled
• Not many middle class woman worked

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• Most nurses had little military experience

The u.s. army nurse corps in wwii

• who 
• where 
• when 
• what 
• How

who

• 59,000 American nurses
• Mostly lower class woman
• American Red Cross supplied
• Few black woman
• Trained in Cadet nurse corps

Where

• Europe
• World war two
• Theaters 
• Some on planes
• Trains 

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• Ships 
• "Under fire"
• Some sent to Liberia for a bit

when

• World War Two
• 1941-1945
• Nazi Germany

what

• Army nurses
• 4% of soldiers nurses cared for died
• Diseases like malaria broke out killing many
• Vital part in winning the war
• Woman got opportunity to show what they could do

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• Other woman secret agents
• Entertainment
• Took over men's jobs
• Factory worker

HOW

• US used propaganda to recruit woman
• Government promoted charactor "Rosie the Rivetor" (in background)
• Used "Rosie" as an icon for women
• Encouraged them to join army nurse corps
• Lower class woman joined to earn money

impact

• Gender stereotypes started to fade
• Birth rate increased
• Allies won World War Two
• Many woman lost jobs to men once war ended
• Woman proved they could do "men's work"

Works cited

• Sarnecky, Mary. A History of The U.S. Army Nurse Corps. 
•       Philidelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.
• Pace, LaCoya. "World War II's Influence on Nursing."
• The Nursing History Chronicle: Special Edition (2012)

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• Med-dept.com 2014. WW2 US Medical Research Centre
• March 13,2014. http://med-dept.com/ANC.php#