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Subject(s)

• Military nursing—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
• African American women—History—20th century [Browse]
• Male nurses—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
• Discrimination in employment—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
• Civil rights—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
• Sex role in the work environment—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
• World War, 1939-1945—Participation, African American [Browse]
• World War, 1939-1945—Women—United States [Browse]
• United States Army Nurse Corps—History [Browse]
• United States Army—Nurses—History—20th century [Browse]

Series

• Women in American History [More in this series]
• Women, gender, and sexuality in American history

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.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Politics of Intimate Care: Gender, Race, and Nursing Work""; ""2. The Negro Nurse A Citizen Fighting for Democracy: 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, 1943""""Appendix 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

• 0-252-08077-7
• 0-252-09724-6

OCLC

905544221

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