This Veterans Day, The McAuley School of Nursing wants to recognize all who have served in our nation’s military, and proudly point to active and retired military nurses.
This holiday and always, we honor these brave men and women who have committed their lives to all who have helped protect our country in the armed forces. Thank you for your service!
If you want to read more about the service of nurses to our nation, here are some names of books that might be of interest:
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.
Another title is “The True Story of U.S. Army Nurses behind Enemy Lines” and “All This Hell: U.S. Nurses Imprisoned by the Japanese” by Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee, RN.
The same author wrote, “And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II”
Or, you can check out these websites on nurses’ contributions in wartime:
• 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.
• 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.
• Australian Nurses in Vietnam – Stories from Australian nurses who served in Vietnam from 1964 to 1972.
• Civil War Nurses – Discusses conditions and contributions of the approximately two thousand woman who volunteered in military hospitals during the Civil War.
• 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.
• 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.
• Images – WWII Nurses in Movietone Newsreels – A story, with vintage photographs, discussing how nurses were featured in newsreels during the war.
• Mademoiselle Miss – A collection of letters from an American nurse serving in France during World War I.
• Mary Seacole – Discusses the background and challenges for this nurse from Jamaica who became a healer during the Crimean War.