Calling Nurse Mearns: A Nurse's Story

Many were called, but this story is about one woman. Winnie Rueff writes the true story of her life. In 1943, World War II was the topic in every part of society. We needed nurses, both for the War effort and for the citizens here at home in the U.S. One of the steps taken to mitigate the nursing shortage was the creation of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. A congressional bill was introduced by Congresswoman Frances P. Bolton, a Republican from Ohio. The Bolton Act started in 1943 and continued...