The History of Racism in Nursing: A Review of Existing Scholarship
Journal: Nursing History Review
Year: 2024

History matters. Beyond George Santayana’s oft-repeated cliche that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” history—or more correctly, the stories we tell about our history—frames how we think about ourselves now and the possibilities we can imagine for our future.1 These stories have their own power. They create a shared sense of identity. They can remain essential yet change over time in small but powerful ways to incorporate new questions and new issues. And they can