Place and practice in Canadian nursing history

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"The close association between nurses and hospitals obscures the diversity and complexity of nursing work in other contexts. This collection looks at nurses and nursing in a wide range of settings from the mid-1800s to the 1970s, including indigenous women on the Canadian prairies; First World War nurses posted overseas; outpost nurses in rural and remote areas of Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec; public health nurses in Winnipeg; and religious...

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ISBN:

9780774815581
9780774815574
0774815582
0774815574

Description:

x, 221 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209) and index

Contents:

Introduction / Jayne Elliott, Cynthia Toman and Meryn Stuart
"A loyal body of empire citizens" : military nurses and identity at Lemnos and Salonika, 1915-17 / Cynthia Toman
Social sisters : a feminist analysis of the discourses of Canadian military nurse Helen Fowlds, 1915-18 / Meryn Stuart
The healing work of aboriginal women in indigenous and newcomer communities / Kristin Burnett
Cleansers, cautious caregivers, and optimistic adventurers : a proposed typology of Arctic Canadian nurses, 1945-70 / Myra Rutherdale
Region, faith, and health : the development of Winnipeg's visiting nursing agencies, 1897-1926 / Marion McKay
"Suitable young women" : Red Cross nursing pioneers and the crusade for healthy living in Manitoba, 1920-30 / Linda Quiney
The call of the North : settlement nurses in the remote areas of Quebec, 1932-72 / Johanne Daigle
(Re)constructing the identity of a Red Cross outpost nurse : the letters of Louise de Kiriline, 1927-36 / Jayne Elliott
University nursing education for francophones in New Brunswick in the 1960s : the role of nuns, priests, politicians, and nurses / Anne-Marie Arseneault

LCCN:

2009292292

Control Number:

901336

Other Authors:

Elliott, Jayne, 1949-
Stuart, Meryn Elisabeth
Toman, Cynthia, 1948-

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