Helen Minor discusses her service as an occupational therapist in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. Minor shares she enlisted because she thought her previous medical training would be useful to the war effort. She describes her daily routine and uniform at basic training, how her and the other women got into shape very quickly, and recalls her time as kitchen police, feeding the furnaces, and other experiences from basic training. She talks about her time in New York City treating patients that arrived from Europe, and how that compared to her work in other cities and wards. She shares various experiences from the barracks, like when all the women dyed their hair, and her relation with her officers. She compares women in the military in WWII to today and talks about why she chose to reenlist. Helen Minor is interviewed by Kathryn Cavanaugh.
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