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Royal British Nurses' Association
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Kate Marsden | At about this time, she also received the Royal British Nurses' Association
's silver medal, presented by Princess Christian
(Queen Victoria's fifth child, known in her family as Lenchen). |
Timeline
10 December 1887
Mrs Ethel Fenwick
, with twenty-nine hospital matrons, officially named and founded the British Nurses' Association
; this was the first organized attempt by nurses to improve the status of their profession.
1889
Matron Eva Lückes
published the pamphlet What Will Trained Nurses Gain by Joining the British Nurses' Association
? arguing against a national register for nurses.
May 1893
The Royal British Nurses' Association
, which added the word Royal to its name in 1891, became the first association of professional women to be granted a charter of incorporation; however, they were not granted...
1902
The Society for the State Registration of Trained Nurses
was founded with women's activist Louisa Stevenson
as president, former Matrons' Council
president Isla Stewart
as vice-president, and former Royal British Nurses' Association
president Ethel Gordon Fenwick