Barbra Mann Wall, Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, Seminar Series
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Location: Claire Fagin Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Abstract: This presentation is a historical examination of the politics of higher education and women’s roles as nurses in this domain. It is a case study that analyzes the critical role the School of Nursing at the University of Texas played in directing programs, educating nurses, and supplying nurses and nursing faculty across the state of Texas and the nation. As such, it had a significant impact on state health care policy in the twentieth century. The presentation will situate the politics of nursing education reform within the broader context of health policy in Texas, including the imperative of a public institution to meet the health care needs of its citizens.
Bio: Barbra Mann Wall, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor of Nursing and the Associate Director of the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her BS in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin, her MS in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University, and her PhD in History from the University of Notre Dame. Her research illustrates the gendered story of hospital establishments and the nursing profession.