Nursing the English from Plague to Peterloo, 1660-1820

Tomkins, Alannah

Abstract

Nursing the English analyses the reputations and experiences of women and men who nursed the sick before any calls for nursing reform. The book begins in the late seventeenth century with the last epidemic of plague. It concludes in 1820, the year of Florence Nightingale's birth, which also saw the first European publication calling for the founding of a Protestant nursing sisterhood - a movement that eventually propelled the drive for nurse training. Chapters cover domestic nursing by women, the long history of nursing at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, the careers of women recruited to nurse in provincial infirmaries, and the lives of 'matrons' who nursed old soldiers at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The final two chapters gather evidence for male nursing, chiefly in asylums and during wartime.

Citation

Tomkins, A. (2025). Nursing the English from Plague to Peterloo, 1660-1820. Manchester: Manchester University Press

• Book Type: Monograph
• Online Publication Date: Jan 21, 2025
• Publication Date: 2025-01
• Deposit Date: Nov 18, 2024
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Series Title: Nursing History and Humanities
• Public URL: https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/978273
• Publisher URL: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526178527/