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SUMMARY:Missionaries and Migrants: A history of nursing and empire
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online talk that sets the history of migration and nursing in the context of imperialism.\n\n\nThe Colonial Nursing Association was founded in 1895 to send trained nurses across the British Empire, while myths about the ‘civilising’ role of colonialism were widespread. This talk sets the history of migration and nursing in the context of imperialism.\nHear from authors Subhadra Das (Uncivilised: Ten Lies That Made the West) and Kandace Chimbiri (The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses) about how empire shaped nursing history.\n \nThis event is online and open to all.\nFor more information about what to expect when attending an event, take a look at this guide.\nIf you have any questions or accessibility needs, please contact us on rcn.library@rcn.org.uk or 0345 337 3368.\nRead the full terms and conditions for our events here.\n\n\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>Join us for an online talk that sets the history of migration and nursing in the context of imperialism.</div>
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<p>The Colonial Nursing Association was founded in 1895 to send trained nurses across the British Empire, while myths about the ‘civilising’ role of colonialism were widespread. This talk sets the history of migration and nursing in the context of imperialism.</p>
<p>Hear from authors <strong><strong>Subhadra Das</strong></strong> (Uncivilised: Ten Lies That Made the West) and <strong><strong>Kandace Chimbiri</strong></strong> (The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses) about how empire shaped nursing history.</p>
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<p><strong><strong>This event is online and open to all.</strong></strong></p>
<p>For more information about what to expect when attending an event, take a look at this <a title="https://rcn.libguides.com/c.php?g=729572&amp;p=5316581" href="https://rcn.libguides.com/c.php?g=729572&amp;p=5316581" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">guide</a>.</p>
<p>If you have any questions or accessibility needs, please contact us on <a title="https://mailto:rcn.library@rcn.org.uk" href="https://mailto:rcn.library@rcn.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">rcn.library@rcn.org.uk</a> or 0345 337 3368.</p>
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