History
Candy Stripers originated as a high-school civics class project in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1944. The uniforms were sewn by the girls in the class from material provided by the teacher - a red-and-white-striped fabric known as "candy stripe". (source: interview with Adele M. Huck, a student in the class). The students chose East Orange General Hospital as the home for their class project.
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