Speaker: Allison Squires, PhD,RN,
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Title: Monks and Revolutions: Early Foundations of Mexican Nursing

Place: School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Claire Fagin Hall
418 Curie Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Room: 3R Conference Room

This presentation will explore the significant events that led to the founding of modern Mexican nursing in the early 20th century. It will begin with the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1520 and the institutionalization of health care. The presentation concludes with the founding of the first formal school for Mexican nursing in 1907, just before the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Roles of religious orders, formally trained midwives, and the State will receive special focus

The Bates Center Seminar Series features scholarly papers and presentations on the history of nursing and health care and welcomes all interested individuals.