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Hanneman was born on a farm in [[Lincoln County, Kansas]], the daughter of Frank William Hanneman and Lydia Ellen Vonada Hanneman.<ref name=”:0″ /> Her father was a machinist and her mother was a teacher. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing at the [[University of Kansas]] in 1958. She pursued further training in [[Mental health nursing|psychiatric nursing]] at [[Maudsley Hospital]] in England, and studying psychology on a [[The Rotary Foundation|Rotary Foundation]] fellowship in New Zealand.<ref name=”:0″>Hawes, Kay. [https://www.kumc.edu/about/news/news-archive/nursing-alumna-peace-corps.html “Janet Hanneman McNulty: KU School of Nursing alumna and Peace Corps legend”] ”KU Medical Center” (April 30, 2024).</ref>

Hanneman was born on a farm in [[Lincoln County, Kansas]], the daughter of Frank William Hanneman and Lydia Ellen Vonada Hanneman.<ref name=”:0″ /> Her father was a machinist and her mother was a teacher. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing at the [[University of Kansas]] in 1958. She pursued further training in [[Mental health nursing|psychiatric nursing]] at [[Maudsley Hospital]] in England, and studying psychology on a [[The Rotary Foundation|Rotary Foundation]] fellowship in New Zealand.<ref name=”:0″>Hawes, Kay. [https://www.kumc.edu/about/news/news-archive/nursing-alumna-peace-corps.html “Janet Hanneman McNulty: KU School of Nursing alumna and Peace Corps legend”] ”KU Medical Center” (April 30, 2024).</ref>

==Career==

==Career==

In 1961, Hanneman was one of the first nurses to volunteer for the Peace Corps. She trained in Puerto Rico,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gibson |first=Gwen |date=1961-12-23 |title=D. C. Wash |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-d-c-washgwen-gibson/184107326/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=Daily News |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> studied Urdu,<ref name=”:3″>{{Cite news |date=1964-05-08 |title=Rotary Hears Peace Corps Representative |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-journal-rotary-hears-peace-corp/184107611/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=The Star-Journal |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and was assigned to a state-run mental hospital in [[Lahore]], where she worked from 1962 to 1964.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brady |first=Thomas F. |date=1963-09-29 |title=Peace Corpsmen Crack the Bengali Barrier; Pakistan’s Tongues a Big Problem |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/09/29/archives/peace-corpsmen-crack-the-bengali-barrier-pakistans-tongues-a-big.html |access-date=2025-10-31 |work=The New York Times |page=29 |language=en}}</ref> “When I arrived in Pakistan in January 1962, a new hospital administration was taking charge,” she recalled in 1964. “Now each person has a bed and bedding. Food and clothing also have improved. Sections of the hospital once locked are now unlocked.”<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite news |date=1964-03-27 |title=An Ideal in Realistic Service |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-an-ideal-in-realis/184106466/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=The Kansas City Times |pages=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> During her service in Lahore she survived three bicycle accidents and a [[concussion]], and contracted [[malaria]] and [[hepatitis]].<ref name=”:1″ />

In 1961, Hanneman was one of the first nurses to volunteer for the Peace Corps. She trained in Puerto Rico,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gibson |first=Gwen |date=1961-12-23 |title=D. C. Wash |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-d-c-washgwen-gibson/184107326/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=Daily News |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> studied Urdu,<ref name=”:3″>{{Cite news |date=1964-05-08 |title=Rotary Hears Peace Corps Representative |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-journal-rotary-hears-peace-corp/184107611/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=The Star-Journal |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and was assigned to a state-run mental hospital in [[Lahore]], where she worked from 1962 to 1964.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brady |first=Thomas F. |date=1963-09-29 |title=Peace Corpsmen Crack the Bengali Barrier; Pakistan’s Tongues a Big Problem |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/09/29/archives/peace-corpsmen-crack-the-bengali-barrier-pakistans-tongues-a-big.html |access-date=2025-10-31 |work=The New York Times |page=29 |language=en}}</ref> “When I arrived in Pakistan in January 1962, a new hospital administration was taking charge,” recalled in 1964. “Now each person has a bed and bedding. Food and clothing also have improved. Sections of the hospital once locked are now unlocked.”<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite news |date=1964-03-27 |title=An Ideal in Realistic Service |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-an-ideal-in-realis/184106466/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=The Kansas City Times |pages=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> During her service in Lahore she survived three bicycle accidents and a [[concussion]], and contracted [[malaria]] and [[hepatitis]].<ref name=”:1″ />

Hanneman, a photogenic, college-educated nurse from Kansas, became an exemplar of the Peace Corps ideal.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sobocinska |first=Agnieszka |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Saving_the_World/iW8yEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Janet+Hanneman&pg=PA130&printsec=frontcover |title=Saving the World?: Western Volunteers and the Rise of the Humanitarian-Development Complex |date=2021-06-24 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-108-47813-7 |pages=130-131 |language=en}}</ref> She was mentioned in a [[Sargent Shriver]] speech about the Peace Corps,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Address to the Hadassah Convention |url=https://www.sargentshriver.org/archive/speeches/address-to-the-hadassah-convention |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=Sargent Shriver Peace Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> appeared in a Peace Corps publicity film,<ref name=”:1″ /> and featured in a [[Life (magazine)|Life magazine]] article in 1965, about the [[culture shock]] returning volunteers faced.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Stolley |first=Richard B. |date=March 19, 1965 |title=The Re-entry Crisis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JUEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA98&dq=Janet+Hanneman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiv3P7zq9GQAxWPLUQIHexrFUkQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false |journal=Life |pages=99-110}}</ref> She was a recruiter for the Peace Corps after her field service ended,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1964-06-18 |title=Nurse Lauds Life as Peace Corpsman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-nurse-lauds-life/184105761/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=Press of Atlantic City |pages=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and gave interviews and lectures on the Corps’ work,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Branscom |first=Jack |date=1964-05-06 |title=Peace Corps Group on CMSC Campus |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-star-journal-peace-corps-group-on/184107162/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=Daily Star-Journal |pages=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=”:3″ /> including television appearances and international tours.<ref name=”:2″ />

Hanneman, a photogenic, college-educated nurse from Kansas, became an exemplar of the Peace Corps ideal.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sobocinska |first=Agnieszka |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Saving_the_World/iW8yEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Janet+Hanneman&pg=PA130&printsec=frontcover |title=Saving the World?: Western Volunteers and the Rise of the Humanitarian-Development Complex |date=2021-06-24 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-108-47813-7 |pages=130-131 |language=en}}</ref> She was mentioned in a [[Sargent Shriver]] speech about the Peace Corps,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Address to the Hadassah Convention |url=https://www.sargentshriver.org/archive/speeches/address-to-the-hadassah-convention |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=Sargent Shriver Peace Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> appeared in a Peace Corps publicity film,<ref name=”:1″ /> and featured in a [[Life (magazine)|Life magazine]] article in 1965, about the [[culture shock]] returning volunteers faced.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Stolley |first=Richard B. |date=March 19, 1965 |title=The Re-entry Crisis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JUEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA98&dq=Janet+Hanneman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiv3P7zq9GQAxWPLUQIHexrFUkQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false |journal=Life |pages=99-110}}</ref> She was a recruiter for the Peace Corps after her field service ended,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1964-06-18 |title=Nurse Lauds Life as Peace Corpsman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-nurse-lauds-life/184105761/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=Press of Atlantic City |pages=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and gave interviews and lectures on the Corps’ work,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Branscom |first=Jack |date=1964-05-06 |title=Peace Corps Group on CMSC Campus |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-star-journal-peace-corps-group-on/184107162/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |work=Daily Star-Journal |pages=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=”:3″ /> including television appearances and international tours.<ref name=”:2″ />

Latest revision as of 16:32, 1 November 2025

American nurse

Janet Hanneman McNulty
Born

Janet Fern Hanneman

(1936-01-17)January 17, 1936

Lincoln County, Kansas, U.S.
Died June 9, 2019(2019-06-09) (aged 83)

Laguna Woods, California, U.S.
Occupation(s) Nurse, Peace Corps volunteer

Janet Fern Hanneman McNulty (January 17, 1936 – June 9, 2019) was an American nurse who was a Peace Corps volunteer in Lahore, Pakistan, from 1962 to 1964.

Early life and education

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Hanneman was born on a farm in Lincoln County, Kansas, the daughter of Frank William Hanneman and Lydia Ellen Vonada Hanneman.[1] Her father was a machinist and her mother was a teacher. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing at the University of Kansas in 1958. She pursued further training in psychiatric nursing at Maudsley Hospital in England, and studying psychology on a Rotary Foundation fellowship in New Zealand.[1]

In 1961, Hanneman was one of the first nurses to volunteer for the Peace Corps. She trained in Puerto Rico,[2] studied Urdu,[3] and was assigned to a state-run mental hospital in Lahore, where she worked from 1962 to 1964.[4] One of the patients she worked with at the hospital was American writer Maryam Jameelah.[5] “When I arrived in Pakistan in January 1962, a new hospital administration was taking charge,” Hanneman recalled in 1964. “Now each person has a bed and bedding. Food and clothing also have improved. Sections of the hospital once locked are now unlocked.”[6] During her service in Lahore she survived three bicycle accidents and a concussion, and contracted malaria and hepatitis.[6]

Hanneman, a photogenic, college-educated nurse from Kansas, became an exemplar of the Peace Corps ideal.[7] She was mentioned in a Sargent Shriver speech about the Peace Corps,[8] appeared in a Peace Corps publicity film,[6] and featured in a Life magazine article in 1965, about the culture shock returning volunteers faced.[9] She was a recruiter for the Peace Corps after her field service ended,[10] and gave interviews and lectures on the Corps’ work,[11][3] including television appearances and international tours.[12]

Hanneman married businessman James McNulty in 1965. She died in 2019, at the age of 66, in Laguna Woods, California. Her widower established a nursing scholarship in her memory.[12]

  1. ^ a b Hawes, Kay. “Janet Hanneman McNulty: KU School of Nursing alumna and Peace Corps legend” KU Medical Center (April 30, 2024).
  2. ^ Gibson, Gwen (1961-12-23). “D. C. Wash”. Daily News. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b “Rotary Hears Peace Corps Representative”. The Star-Journal. 1964-05-08. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Brady, Thomas F. (1963-09-29). “Peace Corpsmen Crack the Bengali Barrier; Pakistan’s Tongues a Big Problem”. The New York Times. p. 29. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  5. ^ Baker, Deborah (2011-05-10). The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism. Graywolf Press. ISBN 978-1-55597-028-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b c “An Ideal in Realistic Service”. The Kansas City Times. 1964-03-27. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Sobocinska, Agnieszka (2021-06-24). Saving the World?: Western Volunteers and the Rise of the Humanitarian-Development Complex. Cambridge University Press. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-1-108-47813-7.
  8. ^ “Address to the Hadassah Convention”. Sargent Shriver Peace Institute. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  9. ^ Stolley, Richard B. (March 19, 1965). “The Re-entry Crisis”. Life: 99–110.
  10. ^ “Nurse Lauds Life as Peace Corpsman”. Press of Atlantic City. 1964-06-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Branscom, Jack (1964-05-06). “Peace Corps Group on CMSC Campus”. Daily Star-Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b McNulty, Jim. “My Ultimate Tribute to an Extraordinary Nurse” Momentum (Summer 2022): 4.

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