- "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
- "Mademoiselle Miss"
A collection of letters from an American Nurse serving in France.
http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/medical/MMiss.htm
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~minerva/
- 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/
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The North's Unsung Sisters of Mercy
Article written by Alice P. Stein about the volunteer nurses who served during the Civil War. Additional article: "Sally Tompkins: Devoted Confederate Nurse", is linked on the site.
http://www.thehistorynet.com/AmericasCivilWar/articles/1999/0999_cover.htm
- 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
- 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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