Staying Fit
Dublin Core
Title
Staying Fit
Subject
African American army nurses complete early morning training to exercise muscles
Description
Many people are unaware of the daily activities of World War II army nurses. The women pictured here, training in Australia before being sent to work in the Pacific, are participating in an early morning workout to stretch and exercise their muscles. Part of everyday life was staying fit and healthy, and unfortunately, these images and narratives of activities for women in World War II are often left out of the bigger picture. However, the type of hard work these women were doing each day demanded that they exercise outside of their jobs to take care of themselves. This is also why military training courses were required for nurses, which is something many do not realize these women had to complete. Many nursing recruits had to practice crawling under barbed wire and through thick mud, similarly to soldiers.
Creator
US National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/ww2-pictures#women
Source
Women of World War II Website: "Army Nurses Doing Early Morning Workout": https://www.womenofwwii.com/army/army-nurses/army-nurses-doing-early-morning-workout/
Publisher
US National Archives
Date
Accessed 3/17/2020
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Digitized black and white photograph saved in JPG format
Language
English
Type
Digitized black and white archival photo
Identifier
African American US Army Nurses of World War II
Coverage
African American women in World War II, US Army nurses in World War II, daily training of nurses, US military history
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
US National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/ww2-pictures#women, “Staying Fit,” US Nurses in World War II, accessed April 24, 2024, https://usnursesww2.omeka.net/items/show/9.