| The Cadet Nurse Corps in Arizona: A History of Service Contributor(s): Szecsy, Elsie M. (Author), Carmona, Richard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1467118257 ISBN-13: 9781467118255 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Medical | Nursing - Nurse & Patient - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Series: Military |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Congress established the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II to meet the high demand for medical care. The first federal women's education program, it included a nondiscrimination policy decades before the civil rights movement. The trailblazing cadets and innovative healthcare practices at the five participating teaching hospitals in Arizona left a lasting national legacy. Sage Memorial Hospital was the country's only accredited nursing school for Native Americans. Santa Monica's Hospital and nursing school was the first to integrate west of the Mississippi. The daughter of a Navajo medicine man, U.S. Army Nurse Corps second lieutenant Adele Slivers helped bridge a gap between traditional healing practices and modern medicine. Arizona author Elsie Szecsy details momentous local challenges and achievements from this pivotal era in American medicine. |
Contributor Bio(s): Szecsy, Elsie M.: - Elsie Szecsy is an academic professional emerita at Arizona State University and was previously a middle school teacher, distance education program administrator and teacher educator in New York state. She curates the uscadetnurse.org website, a collection of stories and other resources about the corps. She has also spoken about the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps through Arizona Speaks, a program of Arizona Humanities, and at a number of academic gatherings. Dr. Szecsy lives in Tempe, Arizona. |