Ellen N. La Motte - Nurse, Writer, Activist

Using unexamined sources, including diaries and unpublished manuscripts, this biography traces the life and work of nurse, writer, and activist Ellen N. La Motte (1873-1961), examining how she developed as a professional in the early twentieth century.

List of contents

List of figures
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations

Introduction: The making of a nurse, writer, and activist
1 Becoming professionalized: La Motte and nursing, 1898-1913
2 La Motte and suffrage, 1910-1913
3 In search of meaningful work, 1914-1915
4 At the frontlines, 1915-1916
5 The anti-opium crusade, 1916-1930s
Conclusion: The end of campaigning, 1930s-1961

Index

About the author

Lea M. Williams is Professor in the Department of English and Communications at Norwich University, USA

Summary

Using unexamined sources, including diaries and unpublished manuscripts, this biography traces the life and work of nurse, writer, and activist Ellen N. La Motte (1873-1961), examining how she developed as a professional in the early twentieth century. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Lea Williams
• Assisted by: Christine Hallett (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781526129512
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-2951-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Nursing History and Humanities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies