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The only book available that provides a strong feminist perspective on important gender issues in the development of the nursing profession.

Table of Contents

Introduction
"Awake Ye Women,…Awake!" Perspectives on Florence Nightingale
Nursing Leaders as Activists and Feminists
The Paradox: Nurses as Healers in "Men's Horrible Wars"
The Lively Debate: Nurses and Suffrage, the Equal Rights Amendment, and Social Reform
"What We May Become": The Sounds of Transition
The Turning Point: Nurses Connect with the Women's Movement
Poking Heads Out of Their Apolitical Bonnets: Nurses Zero in on Gender, Power, and Leadership in the 1970s
"Ride the White Horse Yourself!" Women's Culture, Feminism, and Nursing in the 1980s
Where Will Nurses' Militancy Lead?
Bibliography

About the Author

JOAN I. ROBERTS, social psychologist, is Professor Emerita of Child, Family, and Community Studies at Syracuse University. A pioneer in Women's Studies in higher education, she is the author of numerous books and articles on gender issues, discrimination, the anthropology of education, and problems in urban education.

THETIS M. GROUP is Professor Emerita of Nursing at Syracuse University where she was dean of the School of Nursing for 10 years. She has published numerous articles in professional nursing journals.