Bertha Moraes Nérici
Appearance
Bertha Moraes Nérici | |
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Born | 2 November 1921 Santana de Parnaíba |
Died | 14 June 2005 Santana de Parnaíba |
Occupation | Nurse |
Bertha Moraes Nérici (1921–2005) was a Brazilian nurse, born in Santana de Parnaíba who served in Italy during World War II.[1][2]
Nérici is notable for being the first woman to serve in the Brazilian Expeditionary Force Nursing Corps during World War II.[3][4] In this sense, Nérici was part of the first female group in the Brazilian Army.[5]
On August 4, 1944, she embarked for Naples, returning to Brazil on October 3, 1945, on the James Parker ship. During her time on the Italian front, Nérici served in several blood hospitals of the United States Army.[6]
For her services, she was promoted to the rank of 1st Captain, being awarded the Medalha de Guerra and the Medalha de Campanha.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Giulia Teresa Laura Bechelloni, Barbara (20 March 2006). A identidade cultural como fator de integração. Comunicação, história, cultura e memória na hibridação dos itálicos no Brasil [Cultural identity as an integration factor. Communication, history, culture and memory in the hybridization of Italians in Brazil] (Thesis) (in Brazilian Portuguese). University of São Paulo. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Oliveira, Edson (2009). Museu Histórico do Exército (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Art Técnica Comunicação. p. 102.
- ^ Viveiros, Ricardo (2014). A vila que descrobriu o Brasil: A história de Santana de Parnaiba (in Portuguese). Geração Editorial. ISBN 9788581302249.
- ^ ""Espero em breve estar num front alemão, do lado de dentro, é claro" - A mensagem de Bertha de Morais, enfermeira voluntaria n. 1 da F. E. B." (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Jornal. 5 October 1944. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Santos, Tânia Cristina Franco; Lopes, Gertrudes Teixeir; Bernardes, Margarida Maria Rocha (2005). "A visibilidade da atuação de uma enfermeira do Exército Brasileiro a um ferido na 2ª Guerra Mundial". Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (in Brazilian Portuguese). 39: 62–67. doi:10.1590/S0080-62342005000100008. ISSN 0080-6234.
- ^ a b Valadares, Altamira Pereira (1976). Álbum Biográfico das Febianas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Centro de Documentação Histórica do Brasil. p. 116.