Scottish Women's Hospitals

A collection of glass lantern slides created by staff at the Royal College of Nursing Education Department.

May Wilson

Discover the stories behind the scrapbook kept by a nurse who left Canada to help England’s war effort. Please note, this scrapbook contains racist language.

Beatrice Longmire

Read the story behind a member of QAIMNS’ scrapbook, with entries from soldiers from around the world.

Florence Blythe-Brown

The story behind the diaries and scrapbook of a nurse in London, dodging zeppelin raids and offers of love alike.

Beatrice Tanner

The diary of a nurse who worked on hospital barges during the battle of the Somme in the First World War.

Jessie Akehurst

Discover the stories behind the scrapbook of a member of TFNS who nursed in both Oxford and Salonica, Greece.

Hilda Hand

Discover the stories behind the scrapbook and photo album of a nurse in India and the Indian soldiers she nursed during the war.

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