Feminism and Nursing - An Historical Perspective on Power, Status, and Political Activism in the Nursing Profession

List of contents

Introduction
"Awake Ye Women,.Awake!" Perspectives on Florence Nightingale
Nursing Leaders as Activists and Feminists
The Paradox: Nurses as Healers in "Men's Horrible Wars"
The Lively Debate: Nurses and Suffrage, the Equal Rights Amendment, and Social Reform
"What We May Become": The Sounds of Transition
The Turning Point: Nurses Connect with the Women's Movement
Poking Heads Out of Their Apolitical Bonnets: Nurses Zero in on Gender, Power, and Leadership in the 1970s
"Ride the White Horse Yourself!" Women's Culture, Feminism, and Nursing in the 1980s
Where Will Nurses' Militancy Lead?
Bibliography

About the author

Thetis M. Group, Joan Roberts

Product details

• Authors: Thetis M. Group, Joan I. Roberts
• Publisher: Praeger
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.1995
• EAN: 9780275951207
• ISBN: 978-0-275-95120-7
• No. of pages: 398
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 644 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General