Nursing and women's labour in the nineteenth century
Subtitle: the quest for independence
By: Sue Hawkins.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415551694
Subjects: St. George's Hospital (London, England) -- History -- 19th century; Nursing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Nurse's Role -- history -- England; History, 19th Century -- England; Women's Rights -- history -- England; Women, Working -- history -- England
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The search for self-esteem; title: The majority or ladies : a great many domestics; title: Probationer schemes : education or cheap labour?; title: Treat your good nurses well; title: The development of nursing as a career; title: A quest for independence.