1940's: The Country Goes to War: World War II
From NursingWorld, ANA Centennial: Voices from the past...visions of the future.
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 (Wo…
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.
H-Minerva Discussion Network
Information on the study of women and war and women in the military, worldwide and in all historical areas. Affiliated with the Minerva Center, a non-profit educational foundation.
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.
Images - WWII Nurses in Movietone Newsreels
A story, with vintage photographs, discussing how nurses were featured in newsreels during the war.
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.
Nursing Old Wounds
Recollections by Nancy Leftenant-Colon, as the first black nurse in the Regular Nurse Corps in 1942.
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 pho…
The North's Unsung Sisters of Mercy
Article written by Alice P. Stein about the volunteer nurses who served during the Civil War.
WASPS, WACS, and Flight Nurses
Description of women serving as pilots, flight nurses and Air WACS in World War II.
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…
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.