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Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian defense program is that of nurse's aide. Training of 100,000 volunteers as nurse's aides is designed by the American Red Cross, working with the Office of Civilian Defense, to relieve the acute shortage of nursing service threatening civilian hospitals and health agencies because

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Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian defense program is that of nurse's aide. Training of 100,000 volunteers as nurse's aides is designed by the American Red Cross, working with the Office of Civilian Defense, to relieve the acute shortage of nursing service threatening civilian hospitals and health agencies because

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01/01/1940

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United States. Office for Emergency Management.

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687

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Library of Congress

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