Notes on Nursing : Women's Empowerment as Home Health Care Providers in 19th Century Montreal

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Title
Notes on Nursing : Women's Empowerment as Home Health Care Providers in 19th Century Montreal
Abstract
The author examines how middle class Anglophone women in late-nineteenth century Montreal conceived of their role as purveyors and executors of evidence-based caregiving, compared to Francophone women, following the 1885 smallpox epidemic that struck the city. Using a book written by Montrealer Mrs. Daniel Macpherson titled "Notes on Nursing: How to Treat Smallpox – Guaranteed to Prevent Disfiguration and Lessen Suffering" (1890), the author argues that this text demonstrates how women in a particular geographical and historical context responded to public health outreach efforts.
Publication
Canadian Content: The McGill Undergraduate Journal of Canadian Studies
Volume
Vol. 7
Pages
17-26
Date
2015
Language
en
URL
Citation
Ripley, Rachael. “Notes on Nursing : Women’s Empowerment as Home Health Care Providers in 19th Century Montreal.” Canadian Content: The McGill Undergraduate Journal of Canadian Studies Vol. 7 (2015): 17–26. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pG45LfdBRy01lbdf5U0NkkfbOfRqvQ4R/view.
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