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3 unusual facts about Cherry Ames


Cherry Ames

Cherry Ames is the central character in a series of 27 mystery novels with hospital settings published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1943 and 1968.

Cherry (short for Charity) hails from Hilton, Illinois (based on Wells' hometown of Danville, Illinois), and was steered into nursing by Dr. Joseph Fortune, an old family friend.

Diploma in Nursing

The Cherry Ames series of children's books was created to encourage girls to go into the nursing profession during World War II.



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