Often called “sisters” (as British nurses still are), their lives were indeed similar to those of nuns. Forbidden to marry, they were cloistered in “nurses' homes” on hospital grounds, where every aspect of life was strictly disciplined.

When were nurses allowed to get married?

To serve in the Army Nurse Corps, women had to be 21-40 years old (raised to 45 later in the war), unmarried (married nurses were accepted starting in October 1942), a high school graduate, a graduate of a 3-year nursing training program, licensed in at least one state, a US citizen or a citizen of an Allied country, 5 ...

Were nurses allowed to be married?

NHS At 70: Married Nurses Who Met When The NHS Was Founded In 1948 Reflect On How It Has Changed. 'We got to know the patients. We didn't have targets to meet. ... In April 1950, Eric and Edith Willis got married and became the first NHS nurses to be allowed to live together outside the standard nurses quarters.