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Adviser’s Report: Betty Kershaw, DBE FRCN
Published: 09 December 2010
First of all, welcome to our new History Society Chair and Editor, Ruth Davies. And thanks to everyone who has contributed to the Society and its growth so far, especially to Lesley Wade for her work with previous newsletters.
Monica Baly Bursary winners plan important new research
Published: 09 December 2010
I was delighted to be awarded a Monica Baly Bursary for my research into the life and career of Florence Nightingale Shore. Miss Shore was a relative and god-daughter of our most famous nurse, and one of the first generation of nurses to benefit from her influence on the profession.
Conference report - International perspectives in the history of nursing, 14–15 September 2010
Published: 09 December 2010
One of the largest international conferences in the discipline of nursing history was held this autumn in the grand surroundings of Royal Holloway, University of London, in Egham, Surrey. Ruth Davies was there and sends this report.
Book choice - Notes on Nightingale: the influence and legacy of a nursing icon
Published: 09 December 2010
Edited by some of our most eminent nurse historians, this book sheds new light on the life, work and continuing influence of Florence Nightingale.
Containing trauma: nursing work in the First World War
Published: 09 December 2010
In Containing trauma, Christine Hallett moves us away from the professionalising and heroic canon of wartime nursing history and into nursing work in the theatre of war.
New governance arrangements for the History of Nursing Society
Published: 09 December 2010
An update from Jane Clarke, Director of Governance Support at the RCN.
Medical innovations and the emotional labour of nursing
Published: 27 October 2009
ROSEMARY THOMPSON reflects on the legacy of two young patients who were at the heart of pioneering work in the care of children with leukaemia.
Letter from the Chair: LESLEY WADE (Autumn 2009)
Published: 27 October 2009
Stepping into the role of acting Chair of the History of Nursing Society, I am well aware that I am “standing on the shoulders of giants”.
In this issue: Beyond the text
Published: 27 October 2009
In focusing this autumn’s newsletter on “beyond the text” I have been conscious of our growing public as well as academic communities. The RCN recognises that it has many historical assets beyond the written word. Architecture, the sound of memory, the photograph, film and television, even the cartoon as an image of critique contributes to our understanding of nursing history.
Phyllis Myers 1915–2008: A personal inspiration
Published: 27 October 2009
Everybody thinks his granny is special, but DUNCAN MITCHELL remembers how his grandmother’s experiences became a powerful influence on his choice of career.