Providence White Caps: The Diary of Bernice Loring Bartel by Judith Litchfield

Hear author Judith Litchfield relate the story of a 19-year old Catholic girl, caught in the fervor of World War II, who enrolled in the registered nurse program at St. Joseph’s Hospital (Providence White Caps). Bernice Loring Bartel joined thousands of student nurses in the US in the Cadet Nurse Corps. This book and presentation is based on her interviews and journals about the 1940’s when she and fellow nurses traveled, dated and attended movies and USO dances. (Book $24.95) Visitor Center, 2 PM