Lucy Osburn, a Lady Displaced
Author: Judith Godden
ISBN: 9781920898397
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Year first published: 06 Sep 2006
Pages: 317
Format: Paperback / softback
Lucy Osburn (1836-1891) was the founder of modern nursing in Australia who also pioneered the employment of high status professional women in public institutions. Osburn learned her vocation at Florence Nightingale's school of nursing in London, but her relationship with Nightingale was not the smooth discourse of "Victorian ladies".
ISBN: 9781920898397
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Year first published: 06 Sep 2006
Pages: 317
Format: Paperback / softback
Lucy Osburn (1836-1891) was the founder of modern nursing in Australia who also pioneered the employment of high status professional women in public institutions. Osburn learned her vocation at Florence Nightingale's school of nursing in London, but her relationship with Nightingale was not the smooth discourse of "Victorian ladies".
