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A Journey Through Time - http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/scrap/cover.html
An online scrapbook for University of Virginia Medical and Nursing Alumni.

About Nurses and Nursing - http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/nursesandnursing/
A collection of net links on nursing history and notable nurses, from About.com.

American Association for the History of Nursing - http://www.aahn.org/
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.

An 1895 Look At Nursing - http://enw.org/1895_Nursing.htm
Excerpt from "Ambulance Work and Nursing" provides an enlightening look at the nursing environment of the day.

Beyond Bed Pans - http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/60/
"The Life of a Late Nineteenth Century Young Nurse". A story by former nurse Mary Roberts Rinehart, of what awaited new nursing recruits in 1893.

Black Nurses in History - http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/blacknurses.html
Is both an excellent bibliography and guide to online resources.

Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry - http://www.nursing.virginia.edu/Research/cnhi/
Established in 1991 at the University of Virginia for the preservation of the history of Nursing. Online photographs and a highlighted collection.

Cherry Ames Series - http://www.netwrx1.net/CherryAmes/
Devoted to the juvenile series about a mystery-solving nurse, written by Helen Wells and Julie Tatham, from 1943 to 1968.

From the Decline/Dark Ages to Rebirth/Renaissance of Nursing - http://www.angelfire.com/fl/EeirensFaerieTales/NursingDeclineHistory.html
Describes nursing conditions and influences during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.

History of African-Americans in White - http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/beverlygordon/gordon/courses/863/nurses.html
A nurse educator's research and findings about early African-American nurses.

History of Nursing Slides - http://faculty.mc3.edu/rbenfiel/NUR109/NUR109NursingHistory/sld001.htm
Online slides, from the Concepts of Nursing Course given at Montgomery County Community College. The topic, "Duties of the Floor Nurse 1887", makes for interesting reading.

My Aunt, My Hero - http://www.vlib.us/medical/MaMh/MyAunt.htm
The story of Helen Fairchild, RN, a nurse in Flanders during the Battle of Passchendaele 1917. Written by Mrs Fairchild Rote, her niece.

My Beloved Poilus - http://www.vlib.us/medical/canadian/cnurse.htm
Letters from France from 1914 written by a Canadian nurse. Several pictures depicting scenes during the war are featured on the site.

National League for Nursing - http://www.nln.org/aboutnln/info-history.htm
A timeline of the history of the National League for Nursing, the pioneers in nursing education.

Nurhis-L - http://listserv.uconn.edu/nurhis-l.html
An international mailing list for the discussion of nursing history.

Nurses Uniforms Past and Present - http://dyk2.homestead.com/Index.html
Provides a growing image gallery of Nurses Uniforms from the '30s to the present. An interesting resource for historians and costume designers. Includes useful links.

Nursing History Digitization Project - http://www.msvu.ca/library/archives/nhdp/
A collection of photographs and documents from nursing schools, pertaining to the history of nursing education in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Nursing: In the United States - http://search.eb.com/women/classic/C0028.html
Article by Lillian D. Wald referencing dates and descriptions of nursing associations, services and organizations.

Virginia Nursing History - http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/speccoll/nursing/index.html
Highlights pertaining to the history of nursing schools, programs and organizations in Virginia from the 1890's to present.

Voices from the Past: Visions of the Future - http://www.ana.org/centenn/centbegn.htm
Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada, history page.

Zwerdling Nursing Archives - http://www.nursepostcard.com/
Some very unique historic art and postcards of Nursing, medical, and healthcare.

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