She Remembers Pearl Harbor

Category: women in the military

  • Nurses Pay

    During the initial phase of the war, women who joined the military, except for Army and Navy nurses, typically received superior pay or status compared to the nurses. When the WAAC was created in May 1942, its members received higher salaries than the Army Nurse Corps. Those who enlisted in the newly formed WAVES of…

  • How the Draft Has Worked to Build Up Our Great New Army

    Source: Ottenberg, Miriam. “How the Draft Has Worked to Build Up Our Great New Army.” Evening Star, 29 Nov. 1942. https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star/137134329/

  • Federal Legislation and Nursing

    Source: “Federal Legislation and Nursing.” The American Journal of Nursing, July 1942, p. 798. https://www-jstor-org.proxy.library.maryville.edu/stable/3415830?seq=3

  • Education: Red Cross Schools

    Visitors to Washington last week who wandered into the quiet, grassy quadrangle enclosed by American Red Cross headquarters might have mistaken it for a college campus. The Red Cross was running a “war college,” complete with lecturers and students lolling on outdoor benches. Its college was the pinnacle of a vast educational system that extended…

  • 10,000 More Women To Get Chance To Wear Uniforms

    Source:”‚“10,000 More Women To Get Chance To Wear Uniforms.” The Berkshire County Eagle, 22 July 1942, p. 13. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-county-eagle/137252514/

  • Older admirals would likely have favored dogs or ducks or monkeys over women if the Navy could have viably utilized them

    Despite the strong opposition from several admirals who openly expressed their preference for “dogs or ducks or monkeys” over women in the military, President Roosevelt signed a bill allowing all three branches to enlist women. In the early months of 1942, the Navy, initially hesitant, found itself compelled to explore unconventional sources of personnel. This…

  • The Government’s Subcommittee on Nursing

    Source: Haupt, Alma C. “The Government”™s Subcommittee on Nursing.” The American Journal of Nursing, Aug. 1942, pp. 899”“903. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3416083?origin=JSTOR-pdf

  • Trends in Hospital Nursing Service

    Source: Hamilton, James A. “Trends in Hospital Nursing Service.” The American Journal of Nursing, Sept. 1942, pp. 1034”“1040. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3415621

  • Doubling Our Efforts

    Source: Cutler, Elliott C. “Doubling Our Efforts.” The American Journal of Nursing, Sept. 1942, p. 993. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3415600?origin=JSTOR-pdf