The inspiring Rebecca Strong our first matron who invented the block training method for nurse training which is now used worldwide, received this telegram from King George on her 100th birthday 'Tireless pioneering' It really was. A true legend. Visit us or follow along on here to find out more

Hear from Anabel Marsh, Anna Forrest, & Beverly McFarlane, 3 of our History Detectives. Discover Jessie Stephen’s radical early activism, Rebecca Strong’s trailblazing nursing reforms, & the stark history of Glasgow’s Lock Hospitals for “Unfortunate Females.” womenslibrary.org.uk/event/meet-t...

Rottenrow. Glasgow's beloved maternity hospital until services moved to The Princess Royal in 2001.Our biggest & best exhibition yet celebrates Rottenrow. Opening 2026. The Birth of a City. To get you in the mood: pinards, a training pelvis & weighing scales. Who knows what a pinard is? 🤔

📣Our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships are now open for applications! We’re delighted to invite scholars from across the globe to apply to work with our internationally significant collections. Apply at: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li... 📆Closing date: 5 January 2026 #UofGLibraryFellows

On #RemembranceDay, we encourage you to use the Mapping Memorials site to find war memorials dedicated to women like Scottish nurse Margaret Brebner (1885–1942), who became a Matron in Singapore and was killed when her evacuation ship was bombed. womenofscotland.org.uk/women/margar...

#HistNursing #LestWeForget New blog Remembering nurses awarded the Royal Red Cross in #WW2 www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

📢 We’re thrilled to share a new blog by Sue Campbell @histnurse.bsky.social! The RCN History of Nursing Forum performs fantastic work raising the profile of Scottish nursing history @rcnhistory.bsky.social Discover more: 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/2025/10/16/r...

Today a THREAD👇 of Scottish WWII sheroes who shone in adversity. 1st resistance fighter & nurse Mary Helen Young helped prisoners escape Nazi-occuped France. Killed in Ravensbruck, novelist, Simone St Clair, incarcerated with her said 'she kept her chin up' Mary we salute you./1

We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference! 📍Online via Zoom 🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026 ⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025 See our website for full details 👇 voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project

"Remembering the Nurses Awarded the Royal Red Cross in the Second World War". History of Nursing Forum vice-chair Vari Drennan presenting in Swindon this month - and will reprise in HONF London and SE meeting in March 2026.

Fantastic session of Lightning Talks at the WHS conference. Thank you to our speakers! 👏👏 Wonderful to hear about wide-ranging projects—from activism at Sellafield, to research methodology in community archives, to increasing the visibility of women nurses on Wikipedia with @histnurse.bsky.social

✨ Today’s the day! ✨ We’re so excited for the Women’s History Scotland 2025 Conference 🎉 A day dedicated to sharing research, stories, and conversations that highlight women’s voices across history @ymcfadden.bsky.social @cheadletanya.bsky.social @rlwilliamson.bsky.social #WomensHistoryScotland

Meet Eliza Mackenzie (1816-1892) Born in #Glasgow Naval Superintendent of nurses in the Crimean War Her career led to formation of Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS) in 1902 #HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed #NursesInRed #Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_M...

Meet Fanny Pease (1866–1946) #Nurse & #Suffragette Born in #Woolwich she was force fed at Holloway Prison for suffrage activism. Awarded an RRC for WW2 nursing #HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed #NursesInRed #Wikipedia @rcnhistory.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_P...

The latest RCN Research forum podcast is now live! In the podcast Gordon Hill & an ECR discuss writing for publication with Ann McMahon & Andree Le May. Ann & Andree share strategies & give excellent advice to help nurses to get their work published. #RCNResearch25 on.soundcloud.com/nmhwvyVvTiIQ...

Honnor Morten was a nurse-campaigner who founded the School Nurses’ Society in the early 1900s. Her work had a great impact on keeping children in school. This book with its stunning cover was a great addition to our school nursing exhibit. Read more about it here: bit.ly/4mKVaoe

Fanny Pease , civilian and military nurse and militant suffragette #histnursing

CFP for “Disease and Health in the Aftermath of Political Partitions”, in Queens University Belfast, which will take place on 4th December 2025. The submission deadline for paper proposals is 20th August. For further details please read www.eventbrite.ie/e/disease-an...

Great to see Sue Campbell's blog highlighting Scottish nursing history. #histnursing www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

This is the oldest of 3 stones for nurses and domestics of Glasgow Royal Infirmary in the Glasgow Necropolis. The staff listed died between 1872 and 1887. All bar one were in their twenties, came from outside the Glasgow area and died from conditions to which they were exposed during their work.

A fun day at the Glasgow Science festival. Thanks to University of Glasgow nursing students Naomi and Hannah for helping out and sharing stories of pioneering community nurses in Glasgow from the early 1900s

As part of the Glasgow Science Festival, Nursing and Healthcare School staff and students from UofG will be at the Riverside Museum Saturday 7th June 11am – 3pm raising the profile of the pioneers of community nursing in Glasgow. www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk

Glasgow Science Festival begins today 🥳 Running from the 5th - 15th June, with most events being FREE - you don't want to miss this! 🔬🧪 The UofG Tower and Main Building were lit #GlaSciFest blue yesterday to mark the occasion. 🤩 Full programme ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

Check out the call for papers for this exciting conference in beautiful Boulogne-sur-Mer in March next year on 'Women in War in France, Britain and Ireland'. It should be a fascinating event. femmescombattantes.univ-littoral.fr/en/call-for-...

Looking forward to our walking tour of the Glasgow Necropolis as part of the Glasgow Science Festival 25. Join me and the Friends of Glasgow Necropolis on Sunday 8th June at 1pm as we undertake a special themed tour focusing on The Health of a City and Those Who Shaped It.