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Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing Bi-Monthly Seminar Series
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Speaker: Helen Zheng, BSN student
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Title: Walkerizing the Pennsylvania Hospital: the Legacy of Lucy Walker, a Pioneer in Nursing Education
Abstract: Lucy Walker, the Superintendent of the Training School for Nurses at Pennsylvania Hospital from 1895-1907, was an early leader in standardization of nursing education. As a British nurse trained in the wake of the Nightingale movement, Walker brought the educational and administrative skills of the British nursing system as well as her own intelligence and creativity to the U.S. hospital, and helped to establish U.S. nursing education on a solid foundation.
Time: 12:15 PM
Place: Claire M. Fagin Hall, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Room 2019, 2U Conference Room
The Bates Center Seminar Series features scholarly papers and presentations on the history of nursing and health care and welcomes all interested individuals.
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Betsy Weiss
Administrative Assistant
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
418 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096
Phone: 215.898.4502
Fax: 215.573.2168
Email: ehweiss@nursing.upenn.edu
Visit the website at http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/history
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