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2004. "Women at the Front: American Nurses." War, Literature & The Arts: An International Journal Of The Humanities 16, no. 1/2: 261-268. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed February 25, 2013). Lori Davis Perry opens this article with speaking about how when she was growing up, people would ask her whether she wanted to be a teacher or a nurse, as if she did not have any other options. Women who had been photographers, architects, or engineers were basically invisible. She also says that despite teachers and nurses being prominent role models for women, they were pretty much invisible as well. That we only really know the names of two nurses: Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton. Perry explains that women on the home front did not get the recognition they deserved; and they still have not. She mentions that it has taken sixty years to build a memorial for the men who died in World War Two, but it will probably take another sixty years for the women who died with them to get any kind of recognition. She tells us who the first US Army Nurses to get Silver Stars in World War Two are and really shines a light on the accomplishments of women nurses, who were just as much a part of the war as the men. This is very relevant to my topic because it is a perfect reflection of what I want my paper to be about. I want to recognize the women who sacrificed their lives for war and give them the attention they so deserve. I think this article helped me out a lot because it really helped me see that women on the home front were hardly recognized, and if they were, they did not get half the attention veterans received. Women were not treated fairly whatsoever so this article really brings light to that. I like how honest and open Lori Davis Perry was in this article and she held nothing back.

This is a credible source because Lori Davis Perry has written numerous archives and articles about World War Two and other things war related. She cited her sources and they came from the University of Iowa and Alfred Knopf, a famous publisher. Bellafaire, Judith A. "The Army Nurse Corps." U.S. Army Center Of Military History. Last modified October 3, 2003. Accessed February 24, 2013. This is a description of what World War Two was like and the experiences nurses and doctors had. Judith Bellafaire talks about the role of the US Army Nurse Corps and the horrible conditions they worked under. They were forced to work in abandoned hospitals with their only resources being the ones they carried with themselves on the boats. There were not enough beds so there were countless wounded soldiers lying on the concrete floors in their own pools of blood. Their only source of light sometimes came from flashlights that had to be held by nurses as doctors tried to operate under them. She talks about how there were not many black nurses because the Army Nurse Corps only accepted a few of them. They were limited to working with black troops in black wards and hospitals. Bellafire gives several examples of instances where nurses were truly needed and troops would not be able to function without them. At the end she glorifies the medals and awards achieved by nurses and give them full recognition. This source helps me understand just how needed nurses really were. It gave me seven instances of times when nurses sacrificed themselves to help wounded soldiers, such as the Pearl Harbor attack, The European Theater, and The Pacific Theater attacks. It is relevant to my topic because it is the kind of information I need to give examples of the help and care that the nurses provided. This source is credible because it is a commemoration of the World War Two services. Judith Bellafaire has written many books on the Nurses Army Corps. It was not from a website that had

any authors, just an excerpt of the essay straight from the book. Hallett, Christine E. 2007. "The personal writings of First World War nurses: a study of the interplay of authorial intention and scholarly interpretation." Nursing Inquiry 14, no. 4: 320-329. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed February 25, 2013). Christine Hallett compiles a bunch of writings of women who served as nurses during the First World War. Most of the letters are written by those who were wounded during the war, but it still received little attention. There are letters from some of Britains nurses and they mostly describe what they see, what they are doing, and a lot mention how frightened they are by the war. One writes about how she once saw a boy who had come in after a terrible accident and had to have his legs amputated, but he is now very happy after being in the hospital. They write about how busy the hospitals are and the resources they have or lack. Hallett also analyzes the language of the British nurses and can determine that they are educated and middle class. I chose to use this source because although my topic is about World War Two and not World War One, I thought it would be useful to get some background on the nurses from the First World War. I can compare the similarities and differences between the two and I think that will help expand my paper, as well as my knowledge on the subject. This source is credible because the author has many legitimate references from Oxford University and she studied the subject at the University of Manchester. It had been peer reviewed and approved for publication. Campbell, D'Ann. 1990. "Servicewomen Of World War II." Armed Forces & Society (0095327X) 16, no. 2: 251-270. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed February 25, 2013).

The focus of this article is more so on the veterans of the Second World War, not just nurses in particular. She focuses on the Army and Navy Nurse Corps, the WAC, WAVES, Womens Marine Reserve, and SPARS. She explains what each of the sections are, and she uses survey answers to deliver her knowledge. She found that most of the women came from average backgrounds and that those enlisted had higher educations than those on the home front. Campbell explains what motivated the women to serve, what their postwar plans were, and the psychological impacts war had on them. I thought it would be a good idea to also take a look at the other women who had served and see what their roles were. I like that the author gives a good understanding of what each of the sections are and helps me to better understand every aspect of those who served. This is a credible source because her footnotes came from research facilities and because she is a famous, published author with a lot of background in her studies.