Today’s Find: “Secrets of a Nurse” 1938 film based on the magazine story “Westside Miracle” by Quentin Reynolds tinyurl.com/yxfhwvds #histmed #histnursing #medicalhistory #nursinghistory #medicalfilm

In our recent Broadmoor and Beyond talk, historians Jade Shepherd and Chris Hart explored the history of high security hospitals, from Broadmoor to modern secure units. 🎥Watch the recording of the event on YouTube, where all our recorded events are published: https://bit.ly/47Fw1p3 #HistNursing

Look out for this later #histSTM (And on Franklin, about whom lots of myths are circulating today, read this: www.nature.com/articles/d41...)

"All right, class, who knows what Watson and Crick discovered?" "Rosalind Franklin's notes." "That's correct."

Job klaxon 📢: fancy managing a busy University archives service? Now's your chance: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

#OTD 1918 Remembering Sister Jessie McRobbie #histnurisng

🧵1/3 On World Digital Preservation Day I'm delighted to re-share DRI's Irish language #DigiPres glossary released earlier this year, for which I was an advisor, and which followed on from a project I led in 2021 to designate over 200 archival terms in the Irish language #WDPD

Important to remember all those who served and died #OTD #WW1 #histnursing

#HistMed #HistNursing #WomensHistory

11/5/1833 — b. Georgeanna Woolsey, American nursing leader, educator, author. Civil War Union nurse; asst superintendent, US Army hosp, Portsmouth Grove, RI. Co-founder, Connecticut Training Sch for Nurses; wrote 2nd nursing manual published in the US #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistNursing #MedSky

Today is #WorldDigitalPreservationDay This year asking ‘Why Preserve?’ Because we need Royal College of Nursing-The Voice of Nursing members' voices to be preserved past present and into the future Nurses must heard as a #Union & as individuals @rcn.org.uk #HistNursing rcn.access.preservica.com

Meet Katherine Edith McCall Anderson RRC & Bar (1866–1924) 💙 Born in #Glasgow Her 1901 RRC was for serving in the 2nd Boer War, the 1919 Bar for #WW1 Matron St George's #London; Buried in Glasow #HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed #NursesInRed #Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katheri...

Wills to increase dramatically in price from 17 November! If you want any for your #OnePlaceStudy, order them soon. I hope the quality of the service improves by the same percentage as the vast increase in cost. Posting early for #OnePlaceWednesday

Great P/T F/T job for a qualified archivist to catalogue the Inform archive. Based at KCL, Inform is an independent educational charity providing info about minority religions & sects which is as accurate, up-to-date and as evidence-based as possible. Deadline 27 Nov👇 inform.ac/opportunities/

Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry

Today’s Find: American nurse Ellen La Motte’s 1916 book “The Backwash of War” tinyurl.com/ybdv9uzg New edition out from @JHUPress tinyurl.com/ycflzhtg #histmed #medicalhistory #histnursing #nursinghistory #ww1 #worldwar1

Suffragette Guy Fawkes Day event from November 1907. in Clapham suffragette effigy being paraded with placard i want the vote! see @lselibrary.bsky.social digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... #guyfawkes @womenshistnet.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social

We are delighted to announce a virtual winter lectures for exhibition 'A body of knowledge' is open to book 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/event/body-k... 🗓️ 6pm GMT, 9 Dec, £5 😍 Featuring a virtual exhibition tour & fascinating lectures from @awickenden.bsky.social & @samuscript.bsky.social! #LibraryHistory

#histnursing so important as we approach Remembrance Day to recognise all those who contributed .

A lovely enlightening read, save for a #TeaUp 💙

11/4/1853 — b. Anna Bayerová, Czechoslovak physician. The second woman to become a medical doctor in Czechoslovakia (1881); the first official female physician in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wrote a seminal book on the topic of women as physicians (1923) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky

I love this quote. If you haven’t yet, go and see the #ArtInNursing exhibition at the @rcnlibraries.bsky.social It’s sooooo good 😊

Today's #HistNursing #Badge is a conundrum - CQH SNA, where SNA likely = Student Nursing Association. Is this Cumberland & Westmorland Hospital as indicated by the tree? Or Chelsea & Westminster? 🤔 @rcnhistory.bsky.social See more of #RCNArchives badges 👀 rcn.access.preservica.com/archive

This remembrance week, let’s spare a thought for all those women who were involved in the unglamorous grafting roles behind the scenes. I came across this lady's sad story while researching for a local museum and thought this is a perfect time and place to share. For all the "Domestics"

Registration for our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event is now LIVE! Please do join us next Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at 4pm GMT for a fascinating discussion with Kaia Alderson and Gráinne Lyons. More details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

Can anyone help me identify these schoolgirls who visited Parliament in July 1909? I'm writing about them in my book and would LOVE to be able to say who they are! www.npg.org.uk/collections/... #histed #histchild

Talking about stress in the workplace can be difficult. #InternationalStressAwarenessWeek is about removing that stigma. Check out our Stress Reading List for key resources for self care, managers and workplace reps. 🔗 Explore the reading list resources: https://bit.ly/411jmLv

Your once-in-a-while reminder that I have some capacity for freelance work and I am here for all your historical research, indexing, copyediting and photographing documents in archives needs. Get in touch via my website: helenglew.com

Our guided tour this Wednesday 5 November will reveal the stories, characters and architectural features that make up the remarkable RCN London building. Free to members, £9 public admission. Book now ➡️ https://bit.ly/478gsG0 Can't make it this time? Tours run the first Wednesday of every month!

Embroidery in suffrage colours of violet, white and green by UK Suffragette Janie Terrero, embroidered with the names of fellow hunger strikers imprisoned in Holloway Prison, 1912 #womensart

Today’s Find: In this 1915 book "Speaking of Operations" American humorist Irvin S. Cobb recounts his adventures with the medical community; the actual operation at St. Germicide is described on pp 40-46 tinyurl.com/yy6uxrsd & tinyurl.com/y68s5ojf #histmed #medicalhistory #medicalhumor

Hear from leading experts on using inclusive language, building inclusive workplaces and more at our equity, diversity and inclusion conference in December. 🗓️ Find out more and secure your spot today ⬇️

Today's #HistNursing #Badge is a conundrum - CQH SNA, where SNA likely = Student Nursing Association. Is this Cumberland & Westmorland Hospital as indicated by the tree? Or Chelsea & Westminster? 🤔 @rcnhistory.bsky.social See more of #RCNArchives badges 👀 rcn.access.preservica.com/archive

#ArchivesWM EDIB self assessment toolkit will be embedded into the Archive Service Accreditation from Spring 2026! The National #Archives Sector are running online workshops to introduce this toolkit between Dec 2025 - Feb 2026 (all workshops cover same content so only need to book one).

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

#OnThisDay 1915 the Girton & Newnham Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals set sail from Liverpool to Serbia to set up a hospital unit in Salonika. This photo, taken 2 days before they departed, is from the album of Nurse Annie Allan heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/408 #histnursing #histmed #WW1

📣 Job alert! We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team! Closing date: 11 December 2025 For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... #ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks

Great to see public attention to #histnursing

Love an #OTD #histnursing with a good photo with nurses marking events in hospitals

Worth a read-visit or a watch if you haven’t see before #histnursing #blackhistorymonth

(Call for abstracts) Nursing Humanities and Historical Imaginations: Exploring the Context and Politics of Nursing Across Time, Place and Medium histoiresante.blogspot.com/2025/10/cont... #histnursing

#histnursing mental health nurses

Hilda Marjorie Simpson OBE FRCN (1914-1992)💙 Trained at St Thomas' London, she went on to work @rcn.org.uk leading on education. A huge influence in nurse-education she founded the successful @rcnresearchforum.bsky.social #HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed #NursesInRed #Wikipedia

#HistNursing article on Dame June Clark FRCN (1931–2025), her impact on #nursing, especially re nurse education and health visiting Well worth a read doi.org/10.1111/jan....