An Officer and a LadyDuring the Second World War, more than 4,000 civilian nurses enlisted as Nursing Sisters, a specially created all female officers rank of the Canadian Armed Forces. They served in all three armed force branches and all the major theatres of war, yet nursing as a form of war work has long been under explored. An Officer and a Lady fills that gap. Cynthia Toman analyzes how gender, war, and medical technology intersected to create a legitimate role for