[Interview of Sophie Steffer on her twenty year career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, focusing primarily on her service in WWII].

Sophie Steffer discusses her twenty year career in the United States Army Nurse Corps, focusing primarily on her service in World War Two. Steffer says that her civilian job was considered "essential" to the war effort and that she was denied enlistment for two years because of it. She says that she...

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Corporate Authors:	Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project, Vincent Voice Library (digitizer,, current owner.)
Other Authors:	Steffer, Sophie, 1910-1997 (Interviewee), Brown, Marjorie (Interviewer)
Language:	English
Subjects:	Steffer, Sophie, > 1910-1997 > Interviews. Steffer, Sophie, > 1910-1997. United States. > Army Nurse Corps > Interviews. United States. > Army > Military life. United States. > Army > Recruiting, enlistment, etc. United States. > Army > Barracks and quarters. United States. > Army. United States. > Army Nurse Corps. 1939-1945 Military nursing. Nurses > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Interviews. Women veterans > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female. Adjustment (Psychology) Prisoners of war > Medical care. Armed Forces > Barracks and quarters. Armed Forces > Military life. Military participation > Female. Nurses. Recruiting and enlistment. Veterans. Women veterans. Oral histories. Interviews. Personal narratives > American.
Genre:	Interviews. Personal narratives, American. Oral histories. Personal narratives American.
Online Access:	Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 audio file (5 min., 8 sec.))
Format:	Electronic Audio Software

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