Primarily documents Janet MacCubbin's service in the American Red Cross during World War II, and her education at the Womea's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG). MacCubbin tells of growing up during the Great Depression in New Jersey, and her education at WC. She describes her reasoning for joining the American Red Cross [ARC], and details the various duties that she performed for the ARC during the World War II. " Other topics include her views on the role of women in combat, her marriage, and her views on Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.