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Cherry Ames, War Nurse
Fiction Meets Reality

"Girls!" the young men cried in disbelief. "Never mind the pants and helmets-they're American girls! What are you girls doing wandering around in the jungle?"

"We're nurses!" Cherry replied proudly. And the young men cheered them.

--From Cherry Ames, Chief Nurse, p. 24

Synopsis
The following article examines the treatment of World War II in the first six books of the Cherry Ames series (Student Nurse, Senior Nurse, Army Nurse, Chief Nurse, Flight Nurse, and Veterans' Nurse), all written by Helen Wells during the war years.

Patriotism and Propaganda in Girls' Series:
Fictional Nurses of World War II

All about World War II nurses in girls' series books, from Susan Merton to Nancy Naylor to Ann Bartlett. Click here to read more!

Introduction
War on the Homefront: Facing War; Changing Times
The Need for Nurses: Recruiting Nurses; U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps
Civilian Nursing or Army Nursing?: Civilian Nursing; Army Nursing
Life in the Army: Training; Conditions
Mother Cherry
Romance
Noble Soldiers, Ignoble Enemies: Noble Soldiers; Ignoble Enemies

Brave Nurse
Going Home
Related Books and Movies: Series Books; Other Fiction; Nonfiction; Movies
Related Web Sites: Nurses in World War II; Women's Roles in World War II; World War II Propaganda; General Sites About World War II; Women in the Military; Women in Other Wars

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