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North Dakota Nurses in World War I

Date: November 30, 2017

Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: Main Library 102 3rd Street North Fargo, ND 58102 Get Directions  ›

Mavis Goodroad, president of the North Dakota American Legion Auxiliary, will give a presentation about the 225 North Dakota women who served as registered nurses for the U.S Army and Red Cross during World War I at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Main Library. Goodroad’s talk will feature stories and histories from the book “North Dakota Nurses Over There 1917-1919” by Dr. Grace E.F. Holmes. The book tells the personal stories of nurses from North Dakota who enlisted and served in the military during that time. For more information, contact Librarian Steve Hubbard at 701.241.1492