GREAT IDEA.
i know ABOUT when she went to school (1942-45, i think) & in which state, but not (for sure) which school (she went to RN training under the ANC's "Army Nurse Corps Training Program", as MANY girls did during WWII.)
i once heard her say, "things were much different during the war & the nursing schools "cooperated" then, rather than "competing".
ALSO, you might find this "interesting": my aunt said, "before the war, nurses were seen by MOST "nice people" to be not much more decent as a profession than prostitutes, as we took care of NEKKID (note: her word = chuckle.), sick & dying people. the war changed all that & we were suddenly said to be,"heroines". that seemed passing strange to me."
thanks & HUGS.
free dixie,sw
If you know where your aunt lived when she got out of high school, you may be able to narrow down the nursing schools in the immediate area.
I doubt if many people had the resources to attend any kind of school that was very far from home, during the war years.
It seems to me that nurses were a little lower than ladies of the night, because they helped everyone! But not too many hospitals could have functioned without them, and I suspect that is true today. I don’t really care what people say of them: They SAVE LIVES, and that’s all that counts!!
Let me know what you find out. I’m curious. I’m also curious as to the “shorthand.” It sounds like something I may be able to use.... Maybe....
*smooch*