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Information on the study of women and war and women in the military, worldwide and in all
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Nurse Pember and the Whiskey War
A Civil War Times story of a Confederate nurse and her struggle to maintain authority over
distribution of medicinal whiskey.
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/prm/blnursepember.htm
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Captain Sally
Born into a wealthy and altruistic family in coastal Mathews County, Virginia, Sally Louisa
Tompkins was commissioned a captain of cavalry in the Confederacy for her hospital work in
Virginia. A Civil War Times article.
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/prm/blcaptainsally1.htm
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The North's Unsung Sisters of Mercy
Article written by Alice P. Stein about the volunteer nurses who served during the Civil War.
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/prm/blunsungsisters1.htm
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Historical Nursing
Stories and essays of nurses serving their country in times of conflict (Civil War, Vietnam). Links
to WW II nurses and the Daughters of Charity at the Battle of Gettysburg.
http://members.aol.com/ksurn/
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WASPS, WACS, and Flight Nurses
Description of women serving as pilots, flight nurses and Air WACS in World War II.
http://members.aol.com/SamBlu82/wasps.html
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"I had the nickname, `Miss Irish'"
An interview with Marjorie Sullivan, a nurse's aide, describing her experiences during World War
II.
http://www.cs.umb.edu/~serl/oralhistory/McCrae.html
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Nursing in the Civil War
An essay describing medical treatments and care for wounded soldiers during the United States Civil
War. The contents consist of photocopies of the typewritten 16 pages of the essay.
http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/IllinoisWomen/files/qu/htm2/quessay.cfm
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The Army Nurse Corps in World War II
A well compiled site which includes a brief overview, early operations in the pacific, black army
nurses, Sicily and Southern Italy operations, the European theater and vintage photographs.
http://www.odedodea.edu/k-12/D-Day/GVPT_stuff/Nurse/Nurse.html
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Images - WWII Nurses in Movietone Newsreels
A story, with vintage photographs, discussing how nurses were featured in newsreels during the war.
http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue03/features/nurses1.htm
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GenderGap: World War II
Discusses nurses, POWs, volunteers, and drafting women nurses.
http://www.gendergap.com/military/usmil6.htm#ww2
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1940's: The Country Goes to War: World War II
From NursingWorld, ANA Centennial: Voices from the past...visions of the future.
http://www.nursingworld.org/centenn/cent1940.htm
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What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?: A Psychiatric Nurse in the Philippines
A story by Kathy O'Grady describing Lucile Sponner Votta's journey and experiences in the
Philippines.
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/Philippines.html
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Sr. Elizabeth Hillmann, R.C.
An interview with this World War II army nurse who served in England and France during the Normandy
invasion. Includes a few vintage photographs.
http://www.normandyallies.org/aeh97.htm
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Women in World War One
In 1901 and 1908 the establishment of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps opened the door for women in
the military. These were the first women in the U.S to be admitted to some military rank and
status.
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets4.html
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Our Army Nurses
Pictorial essay of what Civil War nurses wore. Excellent stories from Clara Barton, Ruth Sinnotte,
Lucy Seaman Bainbridge and Jane Stuart Woolsey. Stories available for download(Adobe PDF format)
and for purchase.
http://www.edinborough.com/Life/AtFront/Nurses.html
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"Mademoiselle Miss"
A collection of letters from an American Nurse serving in France.
http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/medical/MMiss.htm
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World War II Nurses
Describes personal experiences of nurses who served in the battlefronts from North Africa to Italy
to Normandy to Corregidor and Bataan.
http://members.aol.com/ksurn/page5/index.htm
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Angels of Mercy: Nurses' Tales
Personal stories from four army nurses who were engaged in the European Theater during World War
II. From The American Experience a PBS feature: Guts and Glory.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/guts/sfeature/nurses.html
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Phoebe Yates Pember
A Southern Woman's Story of conditions in hospitals during the war. Although Ms. Pember was not a
nurse, her story reflects the trying conditions endured by nurses during the war.
http://www.jewish-history.com/Pember/index.html
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Honoring Female Military Nurses
A story of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial by Jo Ann Klein, MS, RN. The
memorial, in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia was dedicated October 18, 1997.
http://www.nursingnetwork.com/veterans.htm
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GenderGap: American Women and the Military
Comprehensive information on the history of women in the U.S. military. A chronological sequence
beginning with the Revolution (1775-1783)to World War II.
http://www.gendergap.com/military/usmil.htm
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Lincoln and the Nuns
An essay about Abraham Lincoln and the nuns who helped care for the wounded soldiers in the United
States Civil War.
http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/IllinoisWomen/files/qu/htm2/qutansey.cfm
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Essay on Sisters in the Civil War
Copies of typewritten pages, possibly written by Fr. Landry Genosky, of Catholic Nuns who served as
nurses during the Civil War.
http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/IllinoisWomen/files/qu/htm2/qusisters.cfm
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A People at War: Women Who Served
From the National Archives and Records Administration. Short stories of First Lt. Annie G. Fox,
Army Nurse Corps, recommended for and awarded the Purple Heart and several WASPS (Women Airforce
Service Pilots).
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/a_people_at_war/women_who_served/annie_g_fox.html
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Women in Korea - Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library
Facts and statistics from "The Forgotten War". Air Force, Army, Navy, and hospital nurses
who served, and many who died, in Korea.
http://www.theforgottenvictory.org/old/women.htm
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Nursing Old Wounds
Recollections by Nancy Leftenant-Colon, as the first black nurse in the Regular Nurse Corps in
1942.
http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0498/nurse.htm
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Dusty's Poetry
Stories and letters from Vietnam Veteran, Dusty (only first name given) Army Nurse Corps, Republic
of Vietnam.
http://www.illyria.com/dustyhp.html
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Women in the War
A small tribute to nurses during the WW I. A letter, 'Experiences of a Nurse at the Front' is
reproduced in full.
http://www.harboro.ndirect.co.uk/women.htm
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Five Nurses from St. Lawrence County
Women in the Civil War: A Women of Courage profile, produced by the St. Lawrence County, NY Branch
of the American Association of University Women.
http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/nurses.htm
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Military Women in Vietnam
In Vietnam, Army, Navy and Air Force Nurses and Medical Specialists numbered over six thousand.
This page discusses all women who served in Vietnam from 1964 to 1973.
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvetsnam.html
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Army Nurse Corps
Officially established by an Act of Congress, February 2, 1901. United States Army Nurses -
professionals serving mankind whether during times of conflict or peace.
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/anc/anchhome.html
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World War II: Navy Nurse
U.S. Navy Nurse in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Recollections of CAPT Ann Bernatitus,
NC, USN of her experiences in the Philippines, Bataan, Corregidor, and Okinawa.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq87-3b.htm
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Pearl Harbor Attack
December 7, 1941: Excerpt from Oral History of LT Ruth Erickson, NC (Nurse Corps), USN. She was a
nurse at the Naval Hospital Pearl Harbor during the attack.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-3b.htm
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An American Nurse At War
A guided tour of WW I Red Cross nurse Marion McCune Rice.
http://www.nurse-at-war.org/
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Military Nurses in Vietnam
This page is dedicated to the Red Cross, Special Services, Army Nurse Corps, and other civilian and
military women who served in Vietnam.
http://www.illyria.com/vnwnurse.html
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Australian Nurses in Vietnam
Stories from Australian nurses who served in Vietnam from 1964 to 1972.
http://users.mildura.net.au/users/marshall/nurses/nurses.htm
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In-Country Women
Moving stories, images and poems written by or dedicated to the Nurses "in country"
during the Vietnam war.
http://grunt.space.swri.edu/women.htm
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Civil War Nurses
Discusses conditions and contributions of the approximately two thousand woman who volunteered in
military hospitals during the Civil War.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/civilwarnurses.htm
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