Dorothy M. Harrison talks about the life of Constance Sheltman White including her service in the U.S. Army Medical Department as an occupational therapist during WWI

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Description:

Dorothy M. Harrison describes the efforts of the Louisville Unit of the Women's Overseas Service League to preserve the histories of its members and then talks about the life of Constance Sheltman White who served in the U.S. Army Medical Department as an occupational therapist during World War One. Harrison reads from an article in Louisville Magazine about White entering the the family printing business, her education, her service in France and her work with the Near East Foundation teaching children. Harrison also reads from a letter White wrote to the Louisville Unit about her service in the war and in Turkey and in Greece and Iraq with her husband for the Near East Foundation.

Date Issued:

1983-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project

Place:

France, Turkey, Greece, and Iraq

Subject Topic:

Knowledge and learning, Military life, Foreign service, Occupational therapists, World War, 1914-1918, Participation, Female, Humanitarian assistance, American, Humanitarian assistance, American, Humanitarian assistance, American, and Oral history

Subject Name:

White, Constance Sheltman, 1891 or 1892-1987, White, Constance Sheltman, 1891 or 1892-1987, United States, Army, Medical Department, United States, Army, United States, Army, Near East Foundation, Women's Overseas Service League, and Louisville Unit

Subject Genre:

Biography and Biography

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5399c