Oral history interview with Elizabeth Pillar, 2003 July 28.

Elizabeth Pillar discusses her service in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She talks about her motivation to join the corps and her preparation to join. Pilar recalls the segregation in the armed forces at the time and how she only saw one black nurse when she first arrived. She describes h...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Pillar, Elizabeth, 1921-2019 (Interviewee) Cavanaugh, Katie (Interviewer)
Language:	English
Subjects:	Pillar, Elizabeth, > 1921-2019 > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > United States > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female. United States. > Army Nurse Corps. Discrimination in the military > United States > History. India > Climate. United States > Armed Forces > Women. Pillar, Elizabeth, > 1921-2019 > Marriage. Nurse and patient. Oral histories. Sound recordings.
Genre:	Interviews. Personal narratives, American. Oral histories. Sound recordings.
Online Access:	Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 40 min., 21 sec.))
Format:	Electronic Audio Software

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