Jean C. Whelan, University of Pennsylvania

Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 5:15 pm EDT

Time: 12:15 p.m.

Place: 2U Conference Room, Room 2019, Claire Fagin Hall

Information/RSVP: nhistory@nursing.upenn.edu or 215-898-4502


Abstract: This case study uses the photographic collection of the Alumnae Association of the Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing (PGH) as primary source data to construct a narrative on the role of professional nursing in a major municipal institution by documenting and validating changes over time during the late 19th to 20th centuries.