214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1983 this book examines the beginnings of the nursing profession in its present form through one generation of general hospital nurses, Voluntary and Poor Law based, who were recruited and trained between 1881 and 1914. As such, they were the first to go through a co-ordinated and standardised training programme. This study is concerned with the way in which women chose... Read more
Introduction. 1.The Background. Appendix: Women’s ‘White Blouse’ Work 1881–1914 2. Recruitment: Social and Occupational Mobility 3. Training and Education 4. Careers in Nursing 5. The Third Sex: Summary and Conclusions.
Biography
Christopher J. Maggs
Original Reviews of The Origins of General Nursing:
‘It is a valuable contribution to nursing history, primarily because it raises serious points of controversy.’ Nursing Mirror
‘This book is a welcome addition to the growing number of studies in the history of nurses and nursing.’ Social History Society Newsletter
