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.
"A convincing picture."--New York Times "A convincing picture."--New York Times "The most significant contribution to the literature on nursing history in decades."--Journal of Community Nursing "Required reading for all nurse historians who seek to understand the difficult and complex role of religious women who served nursing prior to our modern era."--Nursing History Review "Well-researched, scholarly, clearly written, and nicely analyzed, this work makes a significant addition to the historiography of nursing."--Choice
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