Countess of Warwick Denounces Nurses Smoking Cigarettes
The Countess of Warwick attacked English nurses as the “butterfly sisters” for smoking and criticized hospital conduct. Her interview described strict routines and a focus on duties over flirtation, stirring controversy in London society and prompting some American aides, including Miss McAdoo, to depart for home after serving in UK hospitals.
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Nurses and patients in wartime hospital smoke debate
In a wartime hospital setting nurses and convalescent soldiers clash with cigarette culture. A nurse head negotiates policing smoking while poems and stories of love unfold among convalescents, revealing tensions between duty, desire, and the fire of the front. The scene blends hospital life, social norms, and reflective verse.
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