Nursing civil rights : gender and race in the Army Nurse Corps / Charissa J. Threat.

Author
Threat, Charissa J., 1976- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Urbana, IL : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
Description
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Subject(s)
Series
Women in American history [More in this series]
Summary note
In 'Nursing Civil Rights', Charissa J. Threat investigates the parallel battles against occupational segregation by African American women and white men in the U.S. Army. As Threat reveals, both groups viewed their circumstances with the Army Nurse Corps as a civil rights matter.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version record.
Contents
  • ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Politics of Intimate Care: Gender, Race, and Nursing Work""; ""2. “The Negro Nurseâ€?A Citizen Fighting for Democracyâ€?: African Americans and the Army Nurse Corps""; ""3. Nurse or Soldier? White Male Nurses and World War II""; ""4. An American Challenge: Defense, Democracy, and Civil Rights after World War II""; ""5. The Quality of a Person: Race and Gender Roles Re-Imagined?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A. Facts about Negro Nurses and the War""
  • Appendix B. Male Nurse Population, 1943Appendix C. African American Nurse Population, 1940
  • Appendix D. Male and African American Nurse Population, 1950
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
Other title(s)
Gender and race in the Army Nurse Corps
ISBN
  • 9780252097249 ((ebook))
  • 0252097246
  • 1336215976
  • 9781336215979
LCCN
2019718501
OCLC
905544221
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