 | Say Little, Do Much: Nursing, Nuns, and Hospitals in the Nineteenth Century Subjects: Nursing -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Monastic and religious life of women; Hospitals; Sisterhoods; Caring -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Nearly half a century before Florence Nightingale became a legendary figure for her pioneering work in the nursing trade, nursing nuns made significant but little-known accomplishments in the field. Sioban Nelson is Senior Lecturer in the School of Postgraduate Nursing at The University of Melbourne. |
