History Additional Resources
The Virtual Nurses' Memorial
Dedicated to nurses who have died in the line of duty.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/6780/
American Association for the History of Nursing
Fosters the importance of history in guiding the future of nursing. Membership and conference information, online gift shop, and nursing history calendar. Also provides photographs of the graves of historically significant nurses with short biographies.
http://www.aahn.org/
Symbol of a Profession: One Hundred Years of Nurses' Caps
Provided by the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation. Includes an introduction, the evolution of the cap, capping ceremony, and demise of the cap. An array of vintage photographs are provided.
http://www.civilization.ca/hist/infirm/inint01e.html
AAHN Nursing History 2000 Calendar
A calendar of significant historical events in nursing history.
http://www.aahn.org/calendar/
Canadian Association for the History of Nursing
Founded in 1987, CAHN promotes interest in the history of nursing and promotes scholarship in the field. Membership and scholarship information, book reviews and news.
http://www.ualberta.ca/~jhibberd/CAHN_ACHN/
Center for the Study of Nursing History
Historical scholarship on health care history and nursing in the United States.
http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/history/default.htm
Virginia Nursing History
Highlights pertaining to the history of nursing schools, programs and organizations in Virginia from the 1890's to present.
http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/speccoll/nursing/index.html
Men in American Nursing History
From prehistory to the present, an informative review. Includes suggestions for further reading.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6011/
Cherry Ames Series
Devoted to the juvenile series about a mystery-solving nurse, written by Helen Wells and Julie Tatham, from 1943 to 1968.
http://www.netwrx1.net/CherryAmes/
Black Nurses in History
Is both an excellent bibliography and guide to online resources.
http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/blacknurses.html