Hard-cover novel about a nurse in a rest home; the covers are green, and the front has a colour illustration of a nurse in a white uniform waving to a man who tips his hat to her; the back of the book has a black and white illustration of a man and a nurse facing each other, below which is printed …
Hard-cover novel about a nurse in a rest home; the covers are green, and the front has a colour illustration of a nurse in a white uniform waving to a man who tips his hat to her; the back of the book has a black and white illustration of a man and a nurse facing each other, below which is printed a list of the books in the Cherry Ames series.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Paul Robertson, Curator of the Museum of Health Care, at the Deseronto Flea Market for use in a nursing exhibit.
ink: black, grey, brown, green, yellow, white, tan, red
Inscriptions
Typed on cover: "Cherry Ames // REST HOME NURSE // By Julie Tatham".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-5-2
Length
19.7 cm
Width
13.0 cm
Depth
2.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 19.7 cm x Width 13.0 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Discolouration along spine; no loose pages.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Sally E. Parry, " 'You are needed, desperately needed!': Cherry Ames in World War II," in Nancy Drew and Company: Culture, Gender, and Girls' Series, edited by Sherrie A. Inness. Bowing Green State State University Popular Press, 1997. https://archive.org/details/nancydrewcompany00sher/page/n5/mode/2up
Research Facts
The Cherry Ames series was published in the United States by Grosset & Dunlap between 1943 and 1968, and is comprised of twenty-seven books. Cherry Ames was a young female nurse character who solved medical mysteries in a variety of settings. The series encouraged girls to become nurses and showed that women could contribute to the war effort and the work force and be valued for their efforts outside of the home. Throughout the series, Cherry Ames receives two marriage proposals from men who she meets, but refuses to marry and remains dedicated to her work, unlike other fictional nurses of the time. The books were written by Helen Wells and Julie Campbell Tatham, each of whom wrote different volumes.