Fall 1996 Vol9 No I
ISSN 1049-2259
AMERICAN NURSES HERITAGE AWARD GNEN AT
1996
CE~LCONVENTION Two important individuals were recog nized for their contributions to the preser vation of historical d cument recording the hi tory of nursing and. even more im portantly, their contributions to histoflcal scho larship. Joan E. Lynaugh. Ph.D .. FAAN, emeritus prof<: r of history and health care and Ellen D. Baer, Ph.D., FAAN, emeritus professor and visiting professor at New York University, were h nored with the American Nurses Association Nursing Heritage Award . The award was pre ented at the America n Nur. es As ciation Co n vention in Washington. D.C., in Ju n as ~l special award given lInly for the 1996 cen tennial yea r.
./0(/11 LYllnllgh (Iar left) and Ellen Raer (ja/' rr ght) ure joined lIy Norm a Lnllg (middle lelt) alld Dillile lvlcGil'em (middle right) at the American Nlir. e,\ AssociaJi(J/l IOQn C<'I/ll!/I/zial Conventioll ill Washingtoll, D.C:. Lyl/lIllgil IIllli Baer were hOllored for tlz eir slIperb contriblltions 10 nursing history alld sell larship .
Cri teria for the award included the commun icat ion of nursing 's pa t th rough historical research and publication s, co llect io n and preservation of nu r ing" hi ' torica l recll rJ, and in itiation 0 innovati ve acti vities. For th e o( us who have followed closely the ca reers 0 'Profes sors Ly naugh ane! Baer we kn ow the ir work intimately and app laud th eir accomplishme nts. The qua li ty and breadth of the ir scho larly rcsc, rch, the rich ness of their fin dings and the insights con tained in their exc lIen t writing have greatl y benefitted the nursi ng profession and the larger field of th hi story of hea lt h care. In addit ion, th is aware! acknowl edged their ini tiative to en hance knowledge through innovative teac hing, as well as dedication to the ongoing work of you ng scho l ars Hnd colleagues.
He re at Ibc Un i ersity of Pennsylvania, Pro fessors Lynaugh and Baer are perh ap hest known for their ro le in the establishme nt of the Center for th e, tudy of the Histo ry of ursin ' . This award gave particular acknowled m nt to the impo rta nce of th e Center as ' major repo ilory for hi sto rica l collectio ns that now form a :ignificant nucleus of materials for nu r ing s hol arship.
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The History of Nursing UNIVER5JTY OF PEN SYLVANIA
Hu ndreds att ended the drama ti awards cere mon y. A video providing hack ground on the two honorees was disp laycd on enormous scree ns, followed hy the presentation of a pectacular ill um inated award. As we would expect , Profc sor ' Lynaugh and Bacr were eloquent in their acceptanc speeche . . At the conclusion of the awards ceremon y, a reception sponsored hy th e Uni ve rsity of Pen nsyl vani a and ew York Un iversity and host ed by Dr. Norma ang and Dr. Diane McG ivern allowed the awardees and their famil y and fri ends to delight in their much deserved accolades as outstanding historians.
SCHO L OF NURSING
Find out about the new additions to the Center's collections in Recent Acquis itions on pag 4 .
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF
THE HISTORY OF
NEWS FROM TIlE CENTER
N URSING
RENOVATIONS COMPLETED
T he enler for T he St udy ol1l1e Histor" of Nursing wasestahlis he d in 1985 to enco ur age and fa e ili ta te hi st rical scholarship on he al th arc hi sto ry an d nursing in th e niled States. Now in it. ele venth year of c iste nce, the enter co ntinues to create and maint ain a re so urce for su c:h research; to im prove the qual ity an d scope of hi stori cal sc holarsh ip on nursing; an d to disse min ate new knowled ge on nurs ing history through educati on co nferences, publi ca ti ons, ~ n d inter-disciplinary co llaborati on. Curren t projects ;1I th e .ent er range fro m .'tudi es ofi nter national nursing, home-b aseclnursing. and research on care of the critica ll y ill to the twenti eth-cen tur y rel ati onship be tween nursing and Am eri can philanthropy. We also co nti nue to co ll ec t, process, and ca talog ue an o ut standin g collecti on of prima ry hi sto ri ca l materi al s. Feel free to visit the Center Mond ay Frid ay , 9:00a.I11. -5:00 p.m. Scholars [ll anning to conduct rese arch at the Cen te r shoul d conta ct the Cent r ' s cura to r at 21 5-898-4502. O ur curator will re!)pond with a descri [ltion of th e scope and con tent of relevan t materials in th e var ious co llections ,
Center Advi ory Board
Ann p, Kni ght. Chair
M. Lo uise Fitzpatrick , Vice Chuir
Lillian Sholti s Brunnn
·ther Cav anaugh
William H. Helfand
Hannah Henderso n
Jeanne Kic fn cr
Elcil nor . Lambertse n
Nadin e Landi s
Mark Frazier Ll oyd
C h a rl ~ E. Rosenbe rg
Stcph,lO ic A. Stachniew ic-t
Ann Pe rcy Stroud
Tina Weint ra ub
enter Stall' Kare n Buhl er- Wilkerson, Ph D, FAAN Director Ellen 0 , Baer, PhD . FA N Associate Director Joa n E. Lynaugh, PhD. FAAN Associate /)ireclor Margo Szabuni a, MA, C ClIrator Be tsy Weiss Adlllinistratil'e Assistant Rita n ea tty Volunteer ! Kell y A. Smith Editor, The Chronicle
Margo Swbwl ia (left) and Belsy W iss (right) hallg portraits ill tlz Celller 's reading room afte r th ~ completion of th e H VAC renovation p roject,
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Renovat io n of the heating and air cond ition ing ( liVAC) systems in the Center was completed thi ' spring. This was part o aw idc r HVACrenova lio n project w ilh in the Nursi ng Ed ucatio n Build ing, w hich i ' still under way in othe r po rti ns o f the build ing. T he Center was repa inted and the st aff re turned 10 room 307 at the e nd of April. With greatly improved ventila tio n a nd tem perature con trols in place, the Center's resea r hers wi ll ind a morc com fortable place for s tudy .
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T he 1996 A nnual Pro ces io n to the Woodla nds Cemetery was well atte nded . De pite the rain, the camara der ie and enth usiasm of the nurses, educa tors, ad mi nis trator', arc hi vists. an oth er attendees dedi a ted to th e pre ervation f nursi ng h is to ry were not dam pe ned. Joan Lyna ugh began the n nual ritual with a provoca tive speech in w hic h he ad d ressed issues of nurs ing yesterday, today. and lo m(lr row. S he spoke at the Ha milto n ma ns ion, a grace ful a nd e lega nt edifice th at prov ided a n apropos haven Su e No rdloff (far left) alld neallo r Perry Hog head (fa r fo r the att en dees o f the pro right) are emhllsiastic participallis of the I f}06 Anllllal cess io n. A fte r li g ht refres h Procession. The ['m ces i OIl was led by Dr. Willi(llll E. ments, the attc nde s were Watson, IV (cem er), who delights listeners with his invited to lay flo wers at the bagpipe m usic every yea r. grave s ites o f Alice Fis her and S. Lillian C layton. They were led by Dr. Watso n, w ho g raced the p rocession by playing a lively melody on his bagpipe, wh ich brigh len ed th e da y for eve ryon e.
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C ENTER FACULTY MEMBERS P RESENT THEIR RESEARCH AT THE N ATION ' S CAPITOL Tn May 1996, faculty fro m the Cen ter fOT the Study of th e History of Nursing pre. ented th eir re:earch in Washington , D.C.. at both the An nual Research Conference of the American Nurses Foundation an d the Annual Convention of the American Nurse. As sQciati n. Ka ren B uhler- Wilkerson, Director of the Center and Professor of Nu rsing at the University of Pen nsylvani a, moderated ymposium that directl y addressed the relev nce of historical research to the ov ra il them e of both th e Con ference and the Con ven tion, which was the improvement of the quality of nursing care. In her open ing remarks, Buhler-W il ke rso n no ted that the Center' s research suggested that whatever their theoretical base, the implementation and the im plications of interven tions to im prove nur 'ing care have been and thus will always be as much socially as scientifically determi ned . T he papers, themsclve', were quite varied and dist inctive . Patricia D' Antonio, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursi ng pre sented nineteen th century psychi atric nursing; Ju li e Fai rman, Assistant P rofessor of Nursing, discussed twentieth ce ntu ry critical care nursing; Barbara Brush, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Boston Coll ege and a former postdoctoral fellow at the en te r, com mented on immigration and nursing manpower; and Jana Dieckman, an Instructor of Nursing at LaSa ll e Uni ver ity and a doctoral candidate at the Center, analyzed the political determina nts of long-term care. As a whole, Buhler-Wilkerson concI udeLl they all suggested that the contextual imperati ves of clinical, social, and political situations, not just patient needs, have pl ayed and will continue t playa fa r greater role in the construction of qu ality care than has been previou 'Iy acknowledged.
THE 1996 C URATORSHIP
AuCE FISHER SOCIETY HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD T h 1996 Curatorship Award of the Archivi sts and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences was presented to W illiam H. Hel fand forthe exhib itcatalog, Potions, Pi ll s, & Purges: T he Art of Pharm acy. Published by tbe American Institute of Pharm acy, th e catal og is the record of an ex hibit h Id at the Philadel phia Museum of Art from June to Octo ber 1995.
The Al ice Fisher Society Historical Scholarship wi ll again be offered in 1997 by th e Center for The Study of The History af Nursi ng at the Univers it y of Pen n sylva ni a. The generos ity of the Alumni Associ ati on of the Philadelphia Genera l Hospi tal T raining School for Nu rses makes it poss ible for the Center to offer this research scholarshi p. The $2,500 award wi ll be open to nurses at the master's or doctoral level who are seeking assistance with research and wri ting a. part Q their study of hi story. Each scholar will be expected to spe nd 4 to 6 eck in resi den e at the Center. Ap plications for th e Alice Fi. her Society Historical Scho lars hip may be ob tained by \'VTiting Center Director Karen Buhler-Wilkerson at the Ce nter for The Study a/ The History of Nursing, University of Pennsy lvania, School of Nu rsi ng, 307 Nurs ing Education Building, hiladelphia , PA 19 104-6096 or call 2 15-898 4502. T he app licati on deadli ne is Decembe r 31, 1996.
1996 S HRYOCK MEDAL CAlL FOR ABSTRACT' The 1996 Shryock Medal was awarded to Johannc , . Pols for his essay, " When He Comes Home Nervous: War Ne urosis, Reha bilitati on and the Psychoneurotic Aft er WNld War n." Mr. Po ls is a graduate student in the Department of History an d Sociology of cience at the University of Pennsylvania and a regular participant in the enter' s semina rs and events. He is in the final phase of completing his dissertation under the di rccti on of Henrika Kukli ck and Charl es E. Rosenberg. Thc Shyroc k oll1mittee awarded honorable mention to Ronald Rudy Higgens Evenson of the Universit of Oregon fur his essay, " Direct from the Insane Asylum : oc tors and Public Policy in Ort! gon." Hc is a student of James Mohr.
he Jo in t Atlantic Seminar in the Hi tory of Biology and Medic in e inv ite. ab stracts for their 33rd annual meeti ng to be hel d on April t 1-1 2, 1997 hosted by the Section of the History of Medici ne at Yale Universi ty School of Medicin e. Submi. sion s from graduate students, recent graduates, and jun ior facu lty are encou raged. The ab tract must be no more than 300 words and can concern all aspect of the history of biology , medicine, and the li fe scienc s. Paper presen t lions must be li mited to 20 mi nutes and co nst itute original work not already pub lis hed or in press. No more than ten papers will he selected for presentation on April 11 . Abstracts must be received by Jan uary 31, 1997. Registration info rmation wi ll be avai lable in Februar . Not ificatio n will be made on February 2H, 1997. Direct abstracts and information request to Jo int Atlantic Se minar 1997, c/o Sect ion of the History of Medicine. Yale University School of Medicine, L132 Ster ling Hall of Medicine, 3 3 Ceda r St reet, New Haven , Con necticut 065 10. Tele phone: 203-785-4338. e-m ail : JOSEPHDG@bi omed.med.yal e.edu (when po ible, abstract and correspondenc should be subm itted bye-mail).
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Jo AI/II Ashley Papers, 194 ? l Q8'!, 10 fill e r feel.
of action for grow th and devel opment of bac alaureate and degree nursing program - in the C mm nwealth f Pennsy lva ni a." T he record' consist mostly of agendas, meeting min utes, correspo ndence. nd
Jo Ann Ashle y (b .1 93 9 d.1(80). nurse, author. and edu cator, was horn and ra ised in Kentucky. She graduated from Kent cky Ba ptist Colle e Hospi r p rts. tal School of Nur ing and later received a doctorate fro m Teach rs College, C()lumbia Uni er Additioll to the Vi itillg NlIrse si ty in New York. A highly re Associatioll of Grealer Phila gankd teacher and ought-after delph ia records, 1985-/995, speaker. A hley achieved na 2.5 linear feet. ti onal recogni tion with the pub He re are audio and video licatio n of he r boo k, Hospitals. tape , financial records, pho! PutemalislIl, and the Role of the graph, printed materials. and Nurse (New York: Teachers Co l ar ifacts. lege Pr . s, 1(76). This book, pub lished at the height of the Additioll 10 the Athens Coullty \ omen" movem nt in the Visiting urSf! Associatioll I 70 ', crealed (and still ng n ders) con tr ersy with it.· records, 1989-1995, 16 reels pointed co ndemn at ion of sex ism microfilm. to ards and explo itatio n of This Ohi -based agen y nurses by hospital admini st ra was founded in 1982 and is tI Edith Ashley Izinbach (far left) and Emoge/le Ashley Coblill (Jar tors and physician -. Ashley re ru ral vi iting nurse asso ialio n. right), th e late .lo Ann Ashley's sisters, with Karell Buhler mained , almo t to her de th, a The e records con ist of de Wilkerson (celller) ill the Cellfer" reading room. prolific writer, an ften provoca ceased pati ents ' charts. tive pu blic . peaker, and an ar phia, who turn d a dilap idated building ticulate lecturer on a variety of topi cs Additions to f h > William 1-1. Helfalld into a haven for the comm unity' sick. germane to nurs ing, but she was particu Postcard Call eti IL, 191 ?- / 990, 23 The demand for bo pital care grew rap la rly interested in the ro le of nursing postcards. idl and so did the need fo r nurse . The ith in th health field. po wer in nursing, These postcard from the Un ited SI. Joseph Hosp ital Train ing School fo r and nursi ng 's historical perspective. A State. and Eur pe sh ow various photo Nur es, which was fo unded in 1902, wom an of alm ost bo undless energy, graphi c anL! cart on images f nur. e , placed signi lcant emphasi.- on th · pm hley also compo ed nearly three hun of our. ing. nd nurse~ h meso school" lual as well as the educational growt h of dred poems. Muc h of Ashley's poetry its stude nts. Over the course of the refl ects her interest in oei I thoug ht ch ol 's run ty-f ur-yea r history. it and id as on woman 's rol e in soc iety. Additions 10 lite William H. lIelfa lld graduated 2.360 nur es. Thi s pa t Ju ne, Cancer tragicall y br ugh t an abrupt end Sheet Mu 'ic Collection, '978, 2 i l 'III.\". the school was officially closed and its to her xce ptionall y pmductive C" reer. The lyric and music to these two records tran ferred to the Center. T hi so ng. ''The Ange l of No Man's Land" Thi s collection con t· ins Ashley' s co llect ion inc lu des stud nt (il s, c( urse and "There's an Angel Miss ing from research and bib liograp hic not s, ca rr descriptions, comm it! em el ing min He ven (Sh ' II be found Somewhere spondence. subjc t files, re ports. ora l utes, stu dies of the st udent po pulation. Over there)," were puh lished during history cassette tapes and transcripts. yearbook, instruc tor ' notes teaching Wa r I and clearly ITied t appe I World photographs and pri nted mate rials. The materials, and reference b oks. to listeners' patrioli 'm. T he ch orus to Cente r is gr tefu l to Mrs. Jewe ll Ashley. "The Angel of No Man ' Land" he uins Edith A: hley Shi nbac h. and the Ash ley wi th. ''Then here's to the girl . The Red Family for this collection of pap , r~. Pennsylvallia Higher Education Nurs girl, and to all of her n ble band! .. Cross ing chool Associatioll (PHENSA) ---To the girl ou know, One wh said re ord', 1977-1995, 1 Iinear /oot. , t. J oseph Hospital S chool of Nur ing 'I' ll 0 ,' To the Ange l of No Man '. P unded in 1977 as the Pe nn.y lva record), NO ?- / 996, 33 linear f eet. Bo th songs hav e on the ir cove rs Land." nia Associ at ion of Deans and Di rectors The old est general hospital of images of a sav in g nu rse reaching out I of Bacca laureate and Higher Degr e Pro Lancaster, Pennsylvania, SI. Joseph wa' f rlarn solL!iers. grams this associat ion's stated purpose founded in 1883 by the Sisters of the was to "exercise responsi ble leadership Third Order of Saint Francis of Philadelin planning and impl meriting program
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Hospitals, Schools of Nursing and Nursing Alumni Associations
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Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing Alexian Brothers Hospital, Chicago, I L Alumni Association of Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association of Mercy-Douglass Hospital School of Nursing Chautauqua School of Nursing, Jamestown, NY Che tnut Hill Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA Children's Hospital of Philadelphia School of Nursing Freedmen's Hospital Nurses Alumni Club of Philadelphia Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA Lock Haven Hospital , Lock Haven, PA Mercy-Douglass Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA Muhlenberg Hospital School of Nursing Philadelphia General Hospital Philadelphia School o f Nursing Medical Supply & Dispensary Presbyterian School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA SI. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing, Lancaster, PA SI. Luke 's Hospital, Philadelphia, PA SI. Mary's Hospital, Troy, NY Society of the Alumni of th e School of Nursing of the University of Pennsylvania Woman 's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
1930-1986 1885-1981 1850-1981 1896-1980 1905 1907-1987 1897-J987 1973-1986 1894-1970 1871-1992 1896-1964 1896-1983 1896-1961 1885-1940 1903-1904 1871-1987 190?-]996 c,1900 c, 1920 1960-1980 1858-1976
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Professional and Military Associations American Legion - Pennsylvania Division, Helen Fairchild Post No, 412 American Medical Women ' s Association American Nephrology Nurses' Association Andrew G, Curtin Association of Army Nurses Association of Community Health Nurse Educators Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing International Council of Nurses National Organization for Public Health Nurses Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing Schools Association Pennsylvania League for Nursing Pennsylvania Nurses ' Association, District I Pennsylvania Nurses' Association, District 2
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Individl1als Aiken, Linda H. Ashley, Jo Ann Austin, Ann L. Brennan . Mary Brunner, Lillian S. Capers, Cynthia F. Chase, Adaline Clymer, Mary V. Darragh, Mildred D' Estl, Ernestine K. DiSandro, Edith H. Duffy. Eileen M. Eataugh, Dorothy M. Emonds, Beverly L. Erikson, Ruth Errickson, Sara M. Fagin, Claire M. Francis, Susan C. Godfrey . Mary R. Goodrich , Annie W. Griscom, Edith L. P. Gruber, Mildred Heffernan, Bernardine Hoff, Bertha Holman . Lydia Ives, Edith E. Izcka, Jadwiga Johnston, Margaret A. Johnstone, Marie Jone s, Elizabeth Keeler, Jane D. Kennedy, Cecile Lambertsen, Eleanor C. Landis, Nadine Lasek , Elinor Fry Leininger, Jenny Lemley, Alice and Lillie Leonard , Dorothy H. Lynch, Theresa I. Matthews, Irene McCarron, Sarah McCosh, Isabella G. M'Cready, Mary A. Mereness, Dorothy A. Morris, Mabel H. Newman, Edna A. Nightingale, Florence Nunan . Edith Olinatz, Nanette Overholtz, Ella F. Page, Nancy J. Peplau, Hildegard E. RadbiIl , Samuel X. Rath, Charlotte T. Rauschenberger, Dorothy Ritter. Beatrice Ro binson, Alice M. Roge rs, Wesley W. Saba, Virgini a Schlotfeldt. Rozella
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DONORS TO THE JOAN LYNAUGH FOUNDERS FUND
Linda H. Aiken Al umn i Association of the School of Nu rsing of Philadelphia General Hospital
Joan S. Eis h James Eiseman Jr. Julia Epst in Grace P. Erickson Lois K. Evans
Leslie A. Altieri Tonya M. Andrade
Claire M. Fagi n
Mark and Ann Baiada
Gail E. Farr
Ellen Davidson Baer Jane H. Barnsteiner
Elizabeth Fee Suzanne L. Feetham
Ni ra Bartal
Darien Z. Finder
Barbara Bates
Marilyn E. Flood
Alice J. Baumgart
Sarah A. Foster-Chang
Rita T. Beatty Jeanne Q. Benoliel
Cynthia M. Freund
Evelyn Rose Benson
Lois W. Gage
Nettie Birnbach
Judith Gull Gaiter
Nancy N. Boyer Suzanne Brennan Barbara Brodie
Lau ren K. Glass Janet Lynne Golden
Lillian Sholtis Brunner Barbara L. Brush
Palmer H. Futcher
Cathie P. Goulding Elizabeth H. Graham Margaret J. Grey
Karen Buhler- Wilkerson
Gloria Hagopian
Marjorie A. Burnham
Laura Lucia Hayman
Elizabeth Capezuti
Mary Katheri ne Heffern
Doris S. Casper Esther Cavanaugh
William H. Helfand Carol S. Helmstadter
S Isan l. Chapman
Hannah H nderson
Marl ene H. Cianci Joanne Knee Coleman Joyce C. Colling
Eleanor K. Herrman Wanda C. Hiestand Martha Norton Hi ll Veronica Hill-Milbourne
Signe S. Cooper Eleanor L. Crowder Patricia D' Antonio
Carol H gue
Sandra K. Davis
Steph n W. Holt
Janet A. Deatrick
Christy Nyc Hoover Jacqueline Rose Hott Ursula M. Karau
Doctoral Student Organ ization o( the University of Pennsylvania M. Patricia Donahue
Constance A. Holleran
Jeanie Kayser-Jones
M ry Ellen Doona Barbara Durand
Anne P. Keane
Helen H. Edwards
Mary Sue Kern
Karen J. Egenes
Arlene W. Kee ling
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Jeanne J. Kiefner
Marianne T . Roncoli
O. Lloyd Kirk
Charles Rosenberg
Lenore H. Kur] wicz
Henrietta Ruckle
Nadjne Landis
Sheila A. Ryan
Norma M. Lang
Kenneth J. LeDonne
Linda E. Sabi n M. Elizabeth Sandel
Dorothy Harvey Leonard
Margarete 1. andelow ki
Sandra B. Lewenson
Terry Sayre
Mary Ann Lewis
Carla Schissel
Mark F razier Lloyd
Rozella
Barbara W. Lowery
Dori, R. Schwartz
Joan E. Lynaugb
Jes 'ie M. Scott
Ruth Malone
Beverly Kirk Shull
E. Ann Maller
Jerri Simpson
Irene L. Matthews
Theresa R. Snyder
Russell C. Maulitz
Margaret D. Sovie
Ann Louise McCracken
Cathy M. SI. Pierre
Erline P. McGriff
Stepbanie A. Stachniewicz
Laura Kind McKen na
Ro emary A. Steven
Gloria 1. M cNea l
Edna and He rbert Strumpf
Kathry n M. Mershon
NeviJIe E. St ru mpf
Mathy Mezey
Meryn Elisabet h Stuart
L na L. Mille r
Eileen S ull ivan-Marx
Mabel Morri s Museum of Nursing History Inc.
Jame F. S utor
Wi ll iam H. Nace
Margo Szabunia
Mary Du ffin Naylor
Caroly n Tate
E lizabeth M. Norman
Mr. and Mrs. D. Van Du en
Thomas Craig O ls n
Linda Vanderwerff Walsh
Rut h Ouimette
Verle W aters
Jobn 1. Parascandola
Ro alyn J. Watts
Wilma 1. Phipps Irene K. Poplin
Emma S. Weigl y Tina Weintraub
Laura M. Randar
Be tsy Weiss
Harrie t D. R Uis
Jean C. Whelan
Susan Reverby
Carolyn A. William.
Shar n L. Richardson
Su an T. Wilmerding
The rese S. Richmond
Ethe l K. Wi ' hart
Natalje N. Riegler
Z ane Robin
L ynn T. Rinke
Alma S. Woolley
S ylv ia Rinker
Ruth R . York
M. Schlotfeldt
Bet h Ann Reck Swan
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Anne Zimmerman
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Virginia Henderson, nu rse, ed ucator, and researcher, passed aw ay in March at the age of 98 years, after a long, iJlustri ous ca reer in nursi ng. Born in Kansas City. Missouri, she was auth or of the w idely used texts, Principle and Practices of Nursing and Basic Principl es of Nursing. Among Henderson' s most important contribut ions to nursing were her efforts to pr vidc a scientific ba is for nurs ing, which culminated in the four-volume Nu ing Studies Index . T his ground-breaking index, writt en at the Yale School of Nur ing, was a guide to the anal ytical , historical , and bio graphical a pects of nursing lit erature published in English from 1900 to 1959. In 1985, th Intemation I Council ofN urs s awarded Henderson the Chrjstiane Reimann Prize. Sigma heta Tau honored Henderson hy naming thei r li brary after her, the Virginia Hemlerson International I urs ing Library . T he New York Times ran a lengthy obituary wi th a photograph of Henderson on M arch 22.
Upcoming Events
Myra Levine, Professor Emerit u ~ at the University of llli nois College of Nursing, passcd away on March 20th at thc age of 75 ye rs. Le ine was a nu rse, educator, author and a highl y respectcd nurse-theorist who articu lated nursing 's co n servation pri ncip les and promul gated nu rs ino ' . ethic .
American Association for the History of Nursing 13th Annual Conference October 11-13, 1996, Cleveland Ohio. The AAHN and the Cleveland Clini c are sponsori ng the conference. Leah Curt in, MA, RN, FAA N, will deli ver the key note add re 's, Nursing: A Tradition With a Future. AAHN Web Site Add ress: htt p://users.aol.com/Nsg Hi to ry/ AAH N.htm l. For more informat io n, call the CME Department at the following numbers: loca l. 216-444-5696; toll free , 800-762-8173.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference 1996 ove mber 7-9, Wi lmin gton , Delaware, Face to Face . Fall meeti ng to be held at the Htiliday Inn Downtown . Program 'omm ittee: Diane Windham Shaw (shawd@lafayelle.edu) and Lesli e imon (2 15-761-4903). Loca l rrange ment : Conn ie Cooper (302-655 -7161) and Ellen Rendle (302-655-71 6 1).
International History of Nursing Conference June 12- 15, 1997, Vancouver, British Col umbi a. 10th Annua l Meeting of The Canadian Assoc iation for the Hi' tory of Nursing (CAHN) in coo peration with the N sociat ion Canadienne Pour L' Histo ire du urs ing (ACHN) and the S.c. Histor of Nursing Professional Practice Group. The keynote speech by the Honorab le Monique Begin will ad dre the Can dian Health Care System. Joa n Lynaugh, RN , PhD, FAAN, will de live r the Ha nnah Lecture on the Inter national Congress of Turses History Project. For more infor mation contact hei la J. Rankin Zerr, Chair of the Plan ning Comm ittee , 5333 Uplands Dri ve, Delta, B.C.. Canada, V4 M 2G3 . Con tact Beth Fitzpat rick by telephone (604-943 3012) or at the following e-mail add ress: fitzpat@mountain-inter.nel.
I nternational Council of Nurses Quadrennial Congre s Ju ne 15-20, 1997, Vancouver, British Columbia, Sharing the Hea lth Chal lenge. The 21 st Quadrenni al Congr ss will be held at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Center. Gloria Sm ith of the W. K. Kell ogg Foundation will deli ver the key note address ·'Sharing the Hea lth Challenge is Greater Than Health Care." There will be mai n co ncurrent, and spe cial in terest grou p sessions. The spec ial in terest gro ups wi ll prov ide an opportu nity fo r nurses with co mmon intere ts to get toge the r on an inf rmal basis with the help of a translato r. So me groups include Ethicists, Stcwards/Workplace Representatives, Historians, Nurse Au thors, and Editors. For info rma ti on con tact SYMPORG SA, 7 aven ue Pictet-de Roche mont CII - 1207 Geneva Swi(zer land. Te lep hone: 41 22-786 -3744. Fax : 4122-786-40-80.
New York Academy of Medicine Fall Lecture Series New Y()rk Academ y of Medicine will contin ue to host the lec ture seri es lhis fa ll , "Mak ing Choic <: T he History of Co nfl ic t in Medical Eth ics," wi th the following , pea ker : David Rothman Ph.D.. Columb ia Un i ve rsity, Se ptember 10. 1996, Hu man Ex peri me nlati on in th e Unit ed States: The Lessons of History. Alan R. Fleischman, M.D., The New Yo rk Academy of Medici ne, October JO 1996, Healt h Care Deci ion Making for Grave ly III Ch ildren. Barron Le rn er, M.D., Co lu mbia Un iver sity , November 7 1996, Punl ic Hea lt h Versus Ci vil Libert ies: The U'c of Coer ci on for Patie nts wit h Tubercu losis. Each evening 's festivit ies begins wi th refreshments at 5:30 pm, followed by the lecture at 6:00 pm. Th is ten-part se ries, . pon or d by the New Y rk Coun cil for the Human ities and the National (continued
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Endow men t fo r the Humani tie " i' free and open to the pu blic. The series ex pI res the co ntroversi t an d eth ical questions put into hist riea l perspect ive. in order to expand th e understandi n of ethica l is ues th ro ugh op n discu sian, historica l investigation, and rat ional ar gu ment s. For informat ion co nt act: Lois Fischer Black, The New York Academy of Med icine, 12 16 Fift h Ave nue, New York, New York I 029. Te lephone: 2 12-876-8200. e-mail: hist lry@nyam.org.
University of Pennsylvania Department of History and Sociology of Science
October 21, Tom Crouch. National Air and Space Museum . Exhibiting Contro
UI! hanging Purpose in a Chang ing World.
versy: Th e Ellola Gay alld the Uses of Hi tory.
Ce lia Dav ies, Schoo l of H ait h anll So cial We lfare, Open Un iversity. New
October 28, Hugh Siotten, Department of Histo ry, Ge rge Mason Univer ity. Rainbow ill the Sky: FM Radio, Tec/mi cal Superiority a/ld Regulatory Deci sioll-M akillg.
Womall New Nurse, New NHS: The hanging Face of Health Care Profes iOllalism ill Brita in. I
Novemher 4 Alice Dreger, Department of History, Michigan State Un iversity.
girls, titere is Wo rkl; Catholic Midwives ami Childbirth reform ill tlte Nether
Nove mber 11, Eric Feldman, Instit ute or Law an Society, New York Un iver si ty , Blood and Bweau racy ill Japall,
lands, 1913- 1930.
LOIV, Conflict alld Compromise.
Call Susan Li ndee at 215-898-227 1 fo r more info rmation.
FaU 1996 Workshops Septemh r 16, Howe ll Harris, De part ment of Histo ry Unive rsit y of Durham, England, Mere Nuis ance Vallie ? Ex plailling the persistence of skilled labor in Ihe U.S. foundry trades, ]880-1930.
Septemher 30, Mary Vo , Depart ment of History, Prin eton Un iver -it y. Me cizal/ieo ! Philosophy and the Re -emhodi 111 ('1110/ Know/cdg
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October 7, Ru sell Viner, Department f History. Cambridge Universi ty, Radical Medicine ill Antebellum NY, ; Abraham Jacobi alld Germall Social Medicille in A merica.
The Department of Nursing and Midwifery Studies at the University of Nottingham 1996 Conference September 1 -21 , 1996, Nott in gh am, Uni ted Ki ngdom. The foll owi ng speak ers will attend the con f rence ent itled "Nursing, Women s History and the Po lit ics of Welfare": Kare n Bu hler-Wilker on, Center f r the tudy of the History of Nu rsi ng. Univer ity of Pe nnsyl va nia Sick at Home: All
Hila ry Marland, Centre for Soc ial Hjsry, Unive rs ity of Warwick, Catholic
Jane Ro binso n, Department of Nur ing and Midwi fe ry Studi es, Uni er ityof No tt ingham. Sustainahle Developmem: Interna tional Hea lth Policy in (he 1990s.
Nanny Wiegman, Free Un iversity. Amsterdam, Nursing all t Feminism in the Netherlan ds, / 880 -1020.
M niell Baly History of Nursing S ci ety, Royal College 0 Nur ing, The Pil fal ls of Writillg History.
For further details c ntact: n!Crence Secretary, Department of Nursi ng and Midwi ery Studies, University of Nott ingha m. Medical chool, Queen ' s Medical Centre, No tt ingham, NG72 UH Un ited Kingdo m. e-mail: MNZSS@mnnl .n ursing.notii ngham.ac.uk. (coll/inued
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Hi tory of Medicine Seminars October 24. Su 'an E. Klepp. PhD. Rider Unive rsity, Language alld Pregnallcy iI/ the Fertility Transition : Plri/ad /phia , 17M-IS20.
October 31, Dorothy I. Lansing and W. Robert Penman, MD, College of Phy i cian . of Philadelphia. Philadelphia '., 'Joe Pric:e' (1853-J9/ 1): The 'Americall Tait '.
ovcmber 7 amuel Tirer, MD. Pre by terian Medical Center of Philadelphia, The Cas'c of Dr. Stephen T. Beale: Aile thesia
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November 14, Carla Ke irns. MA Unj versity of Pennsylvania, Babie. ill Boules alld Sharp Meta l Objects: Tilt! Roll! of Medical Museums ill Medical Research lind Teachillg.
ove mber 21 . Sarah Blank Dine MA, Independent chol ar, Inoculatioll, Pa tiellis and Physicians: The Trallsforllla ILOII of Medical Practice ill Philadel phia, 1730- /8 10.
1997 Traditi nal Proces ion to The Woodlands Cemetery Center for The tudyof The History of Nursing May 2, Friday, 12:00-2:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend . For more informa ti n call the Centcr curator al 2 15-989 4502. Please RSVP by Friday, Apri l 18.
Exhibitions Mutter Museum at tbe College of Pbysicians of Philadelphia
Roosevelt s leg braces. are on lnan from the Franklin Delan Museum in lJyde Park. The actual tumor that Grover Cleveland secretly had removeu in I 93 while he wa . aboard a yacht, as well as the cheek retractor (that made secrecy possible by avoiding any tell-tale exter nal incision), are part of the C lI ege's permanent collection. A diary kept hy Woourow Wilson 's night nurse whil e he recuperaled from a stroke, will also be on display.
Opening in October: Whell Ihe Presiti!!nf is the Pariellf. Exhibit focuses on thrce presidents, Grover Cleveland, Wo()drow Wil on, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, all of whom battled . everc illness at the ame time the nation Willi undergoing crise '. Some artifacts, such at
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