History of Nursing in Canada

3ch (2C, 1S) W · Undergraduate

This course examines the development of Canadian nursing from its religious roots in 17th century Quebec to the modern hospital movement of the 20th century. It emphasizes ways in which politics, gender, race, and religion helped to shape nursing into a predominantly hospital-based profession comprised of white women and looks at the efforts of men and minority women to earn a place in nursing in Canada and elsewhere .