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Essay on Women Nurse in World War II
One of the most incredible changes that World War II brought with itself was the changes in identity. People started to realize their place as well as the place and identity of others belonging to different cultures, race and ethnic groups. People of different cultures, backgrounds, ages, and especially genders, experienced massive changes in their lives; changes that would continue in their hearts long after the end of the war. This was the birth of many new identities that America that had not yet seen.
Role of Women in World War II
World War II gave women a chance to prove their strengths and capabilities outside their home. As men were busy fighting in the war, women started taking over traditionally male responsibilities. This opened a window of opportunity for the women to go and venture out of the homes where they had been confined.
Women Nurses in World War II
Even though there was still a lot of hesitation as to whether women could handle the hard life of war but the growing need for nurses during World War II motivated Congress to pass the Nursing Training Act of 1943. Franklin Delano Roosevelt brought the Cadet Nurse Corps into existence when he signed into law the Bolton Act, named for its original sponsor, Frances Payne Bolton establishing the Cadet Nurse Corps of the Public Health Service. When Congress passed provisions of the Bolton Act on June 15, 1943, the United States Cadet Nurse Corps became the largest and youngest group of uniformed women to serve their country during World War II. During World War II, the United States faced a crippling shortage of skilled nurses as approximately 250,000 nurses, more than 20% of the nursing workforce, were sent to the front lines to care for Allied troops......
