Cadet Nurse Corps
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cadet-nurse-corps-186-12505168
title:
Cadet Nurse Corps
text:
The United States (U.S.) Cadet Nurse Corps (CNC) for women was authorized by the U.S. Congress on 15 June 1943 and signed into law by president Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1 July. The purpose of the law was to alleviate the nursing shortage that existed before and during World War II. The legislative act contained a specific provision that prohibited discrimination based upon race, color, or creed. The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) was named the supervisory agency; it was answerable t
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadet_Nurse_Corps
date created:
2006-01-11T11:36:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T04:21:53Z
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