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An early 20th century view of nursing. 1990

E R Benson

Department of Nursing, LaSalle University, Philadelphia.

The novels of Dorothy Canfield Fisher reflect the esteem with which nursing was held in the first half of the 20th century. Though no longer widely read, these novels were, in their day, ranked with those of Willa Cather, Pearl Buck and Edith Wharton and are distinguished by their portrayal of nurses as strong, competent, independent, and compassionate role models for young women.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008513	Medicine in Literature	Written or other literary works whose subject matter is medical or about the profession of medicine and related areas.	Literature, Medicine in,in Literature, Medicine
D009729	Nursing	The field of nursing care concerned with the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.	Nursings
D006676	History of Nursing	Study of past events and development in the field of Nursing.	Nursing, History,History Nursing,Nursing History
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D049673	History, 20th Century	Time period from 1901 through 2000 of the common era.	20th Century History,20th Cent. History (Medicine),20th Cent. History of Medicine,20th Cent. Medicine,Historical Events, 20th Century,History of Medicine, 20th Cent.,History, Twentieth Century,Medical History, 20th Cent.,Medicine, 20th Cent.,20th Cent. Histories (Medicine),20th Century Histories,Cent. Histories, 20th (Medicine),Cent. History, 20th (Medicine),Century Histories, 20th,Century Histories, Twentieth,Century History, 20th,Century History, Twentieth,Histories, 20th Cent. (Medicine),Histories, 20th Century,Histories, Twentieth Century,History, 20th Cent. (Medicine),Twentieth Century Histories,Twentieth Century History