On May 5, 2019, the Toronto Star published “‘They said I was too tall, too big …’ How three nurses broke through nursings starched white world” by Katie Daubs. The article (available here) features work by Canadian historians of nursing Dr. Kathryn McPherson and Dr. Karen Flynn among others. Check out this fantastic piece highlighting the work
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP in History of Medicine at the University of Ottawa (2019-2020) The University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in History of Medicine, renewable for a second year, to begin September 1, 2019. We welcome applications from candidates who hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in History and
A plaque honouring Ethel Johns as a National Historic Person of Canada was mounted on February 26, 2019, in Vancouver. Located in Patient’s Park on the UBC campus, this plaque was first unveiled in 2015. Johns was the first director of the UBC School of Nursing which is celebrating its centenary this year. For more
