Australian Nurses Since Nightingale: 1860 – 1990 (SIGNED)
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
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From the colonial wards of the 1860s to the modern hospitals of 1990, Australian Nurses Since Nightingale: 1860–1990 chronicles one hundred and thirty years of dedication, hardship, and professional evolution that shaped the backbone of Australian healthcare. Elizabeth Burchill presents a richly detailed account of the women and men who answered the call to nursing across a vast and often unforgiving continent, tracing the transformation of the profession from its Nightingalean roots to a fully recognised and indispensable pillar of modern medicine. Drawing on historical records, personal accounts, and institutional histories, the narrative illuminates the extraordinary challenges faced by Australian nurses across two world wars, devastating epidemics, and the relentless expansion of the nation's medical frontier. Edited by John Morley, this meticulously researched work argues that the story of Australian nursing is inseparable from the broader story of Australian society itself — a tale of resilience, advocacy, and quiet revolution. Burchill writes with both scholarly rigour and genuine warmth, honouring her subjects not merely as caregivers but as agents of social change who fought tirelessly for professional recognition and improved standards of care. For anyone with an interest in Australian social history, the history of medicine, or the enduring legacy of Florence Nightingale's vision in the Southern Hemisphere, this volume poses a compelling question: how much of modern Australia was built not on battlefields or in boardrooms, but in the wards and corridors where nurses stood their ground?
Author: Elizabeth Burchill
Format: Paperback
Published: 1992, Spectrum Publications
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the colonial wards of the 1860s to the modern hospitals of 1990, Australian Nurses Since Nightingale: 1860–1990 chronicles one hundred and thirty years of dedication, hardship, and professional evolution that shaped the backbone of Australian healthcare. Elizabeth Burchill presents a richly detailed account of the women and men who answered the call to nursing across a vast and often unforgiving continent, tracing the transformation of the profession from its Nightingalean roots to a fully recognised and indispensable pillar of modern medicine. Drawing on historical records, personal accounts, and institutional histories, the narrative illuminates the extraordinary challenges faced by Australian nurses across two world wars, devastating epidemics, and the relentless expansion of the nation's medical frontier. Edited by John Morley, this meticulously researched work argues that the story of Australian nursing is inseparable from the broader story of Australian society itself — a tale of resilience, advocacy, and quiet revolution. Burchill writes with both scholarly rigour and genuine warmth, honouring her subjects not merely as caregivers but as agents of social change who fought tirelessly for professional recognition and improved standards of care. For anyone with an interest in Australian social history, the history of medicine, or the enduring legacy of Florence Nightingale's vision in the Southern Hemisphere, this volume poses a compelling question: how much of modern Australia was built not on battlefields or in boardrooms, but in the wards and corridors where nurses stood their ground?