#histnursing is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 8 people shared 43 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is up 44% versus the previous week, peaking on Aug 3 with 5 posts.

Posts with #histnursing

STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

7 months ago

1/18/1893 — b. Katherine Maud Macdonald, Canadian nursing sister;while in Brittany w/Canadian Army Medical Corps her location was bombed + she died at 25. The first wmn in the CAMC to die in action #WWI. British War medal + the Victory medal #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #MedSky #HistNursing

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

8 months ago

11/30/1843 — b. Martha G. Ripley, American physician, medical educator, reformer, suffragist, humanitarian. Founder of the ‘Maternity Hospital’, Minneapolis(1887), a pioneer social agency. #PublicHealth +wmn's/children's rights advocate #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistNursing #OTD

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

7 months ago

1/1/1862 — b. Georgina Pope, Canadian nursing leader. The first matron of the Canadian Army Medical Corps (1908) + the first Canadian #military nurse to be a recipient of a Royal Red Cross Class 1 medal (1903) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #HistNursing #MedSky #MedHist #CanadianHistory #BOTD

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

6 months ago

2/5/1871 — b. Mary Sewall Gardner, American nursing leader, educator, public health pioneer. Co-founder, Natl Org for Public Health Nursing, president (1913-15). Worldwide classic, “Public Health Nursing”(1916), first U.S. #publichealth text #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #MedSky #HistNursing

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

8 months ago

12/7/1890 — b. Katharine Densford, American nursing leader, professor, author. Intl leader in the field of nursing; expert on #publichealth and tuberculosis nursing. Many firsts in nursing (1920s); wrote many books, manuscripts and papers #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistNursing

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

8 months ago

11/27/1873 — b. Ellen N. La Motte, American nurse, #publichealth admin, journalist, writer, reformer, suffragist, activist. Early US nurse to treat WWI soldiers in Europe (1915); tuberculosis researcher + authority, anti-opium crusader #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistNursing #BOTD

Ellen N. La Motte as a young woman | Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

8 months ago

12/8/1805 — b. Adeline Blanchard Tyler, American nurse, Episcopal deaconess. The first Union Army nurse + a #CivilWar hospital administrator; later the “lady superintendent” of Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA(1869–72) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #MedSky #PedsSky #HistNursing #HistMed #BOTD

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

6 months ago

2/2/1901 — The United States Female Army Nurse Corps is established by Congress as a permanent corp within the U.S. Army Medical Dept. When launched in March 1901, Dita H. Kinney is named the first superintendent(1901-09) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #BusrseSky #HistNursing #military

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

5 months ago

2/27/1890 — b. Mabel K. Staupers, American nursing leader, nursing activist. Pioneer Af-Am nurse; executive secretary of the National Assn of Graduate Colored Nurses + co-founder of the National Council of Negro Women #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth #NurseSky #HistNursing #BHM #woc

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

9 months ago

11/24-25/1863 — Union hospital administrator, Mother Bickerdyke, is the only wmn to nurse wounded soldiers at the battle of Lookout Mountain + Missionary Ridge,TN during the #CivilWar. Est 300 field hosps; later an advocate for vets #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistMed #HistNursing

Mary Ann Bickerdyke | Ohio Historical Society

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

5 months ago

2/26/1858 — b. Lavinia Lloyd Dock, American nursing leader, suffragist, author, educator. Nursing pioneer who professionalized the field of nursing; wrote 2 vol “A History of Nursing” (1907). Led very first suffrage pickets to the WhiteHouse #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #HistNursing #PolSky

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STEMfem

@stemfem.bsky.social

7 months ago

1/5/1850 — b. Sidney Jane Browne, British nursing leader. Introduced strict new training standards as the first Matron-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (1902); DBE (1919); first president, Royal Coll of Nursing (1922-25) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #HistNursing