Nursing in the First World War: Sources and perspectives

Event

Saturday 14 November 2015, 10:00 - 16:45

A study day at the National Archives

This study day will explore the National Archive's records of hospital ships from the First World War. With contributions from the Royal College of Nursing collections and presentations by leading nursing experts, you will examine excerpts from First World War nurses’ diaries and look at their depiction in the popular press and how they portrayed themselves.

The day will conclude with a reading from the diaries of Edith Appleton, who worked as a nurse for the duration of the First World War. Contributions will come from Professor Christine Hallett, Professor of Nursing History at the University of Manchester; Professor Alison Fell, Professor of French Cultural History at the University of Leeds; and Fiona Bourne, Archives Operational Manager at the Royal College of Nursing.

Places cost £15 and can be booked here.

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