Sisterhood: The Role of Female Friendship among Allied Nurses in the Second World War

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Wyatt, C. (2022). Sisterhood: The Role of Female Friendship among Allied Nurses in the Second World War. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

This paper shows how allied military nurses utilized female friendship during the Second World War. This study examines the experiences of nurses stationed in hospitals, field hospitals, ships, and prisoner of war camps. It examines how the nurses’ friendships functioned in the novel spaces they inhabited during the war. It further analyzes how expressions of femininity helped strengthen bonds among the nurses. It shows how comradery provided them with numerous benefits, such as emotional support, physical protection, and entertainment in otherwise traumatic circumstances. Lastly, it analyzes the relationship between friendship and memory by examining how the relationships between the nurses affected their transition into the post-war period and how they received recognition and preserved their memories of the war.

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Author

Wyatt, Carter

Title

Sisterhood: The Role of Female Friendship among Allied Nurses in the Second World War

Physical Description

1 online resource (125 pages) : PDF

Date

2022

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

This paper shows how allied military nurses utilized female friendship during the Second World War. This study examines the experiences of nurses stationed in hospitals, field hospitals, ships, and prisoner of war camps. It examines how the nurses’ friendships functioned in the novel spaces they inhabited during the war. It further analyzes how expressions of femininity helped strengthen bonds among the nurses. It shows how comradery provided them with numerous benefits, such as emotional support, physical protection, and entertainment in otherwise traumatic circumstances. Lastly, it analyzes the relationship between friendship and memory by examining how the relationships between the nurses affected their transition into the post-war period and how they received recognition and preserved their memories of the war.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

History

Degree

M.A.

Subject Area

History

Advisor(s)

Thorsheim, Peter

Committee Members

Massino, Jill
Perry, Heather

Degree Note

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2022.

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Wyatt_uncc_0694N_13134

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