Place and practice in Canadian nursing history

Stuart, Meryn Elisabeth. (Added Author). Elliott, Jayne, 1949- (Added Author). Toman, Cynthia, 1948- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780774815574 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0774815574 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
x, 221 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-209) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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, 1920-1930 / Linda Quiney -- The call of the north: settlement nurses in the remot 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 Arsenault.