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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral history interview with Alice Boehret, 2000]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[2000-2009]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[World War, 1939-1945]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[United States. Army--Women]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[World War II era (1940-1946)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Army--Army Nurse Corps]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Documents Alice C. Boehret&#039;s nursing education and career, including her service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War II and at the Woman&#039;s College of the University of North Carolina.Boehret discusses not wanting to be a nurse initially; the cost of nursing school; and details of her work and classes as a nursing student at Jefferson Medical School. She also describes enlisting for the U.S. Army Nurse Corps immediately after learning of the attack on Pearl Harbor.&quot; Topics related to Boehret&#039;s military service include her mother&#039;s reaction when she joined the army; failing the army physical and being put on limited service; living conditions and work schedule at Fort Story in Virginia 1942 and 1943; making eggnog for tuberculosis and fractured jaw patients; and working on the dirty surgery ward at Fort Story. She also describes her overseas experiences, including living and working in Quonset huts in England; billeting with a family in Hoylake; attending the Liverpool Symphony; different kinds of wards; mixing penicillin; knitting socks for orthopedic patients; threat of air raids and buzz bombs; resentment from some British people; social life overseas, including movies, the officers&#039; club, and biking; contracting atypical pneumonia; living in a German castle; visiting the French Riviera; bathing out of helmets; and memorable songs of the era. &quot; Topics related to Boehret&#039;s post-service activities include her decision to attend Woman&#039;s College (WC); memorable WC professors and students; the differences between traditional WC students and veterans; starting the nursing program at the Woman&#039;s College; some opinions on nursing education; her decision to pursue a doctorate; starting the nursing program at Rutgers; and the difficulty of finding faculty for it.&quot; Boehret also discusses the advantages of her military service, including new perspectives and discipline; her opinion of women in combat positions; civilian nursing as it compares to military nursing; her dislike of the army; and her admiration of President Harry Truman.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Oral History Interview; Army Nurse Corps 1942-1946 Memoir, n.d.; Queen Mary Cabin Assignment Card, March 1, 1944; Military Papers; Photograph Album; Dissertation, Analysis of Four Concepts of Nursing Care, 1972; Newspaper Clipping; 3rd Service Command Patch; Work Uniform, HBT; Wool Liners for Jackets and Pants; Scarf/Bandana; Boots]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Boehret, Alice Crowther]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[North Carolina Digital Heritage Center]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[5/15/2000]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
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