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Teresa Doherty
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Head of #Archives & #Records (inc #DigitalArchives) & Professional Lead for #HistNursing at Royal College of #Nursing. From chick to butterfly, finding my peeps
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#HistNursing
debsadelight.bsky.social Debbie Cameron @debsadelight.bsky.social · 12h
I recently discovered a #WW1 nurse’s grave and decided to research her and do a blog.I’ve discovered a huge story of upward mobility which needs a few blogs! Her mum was a barmaid. She married a grocer. 2 sons were surgeons3 daughters were nurses,1 married a chemist,1 a rev and one a gentleman!Wow!
The grave of two nurses. One received a medal from the king for her work in WW1. The other was matron at a large hospital in Liverpool. Their two brothers were doctors. Edith received her medal at Buckingham palace from the King. All her siblings did well and some did voluntary work. Two brothers were surgeons. Her nephew received the MC in WW1 and died in 1917 aged 22. Another nephew was a doctor.
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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rcnlibraries.bsky.social
Object of the Month – Telephone Adapter, c. 1978

This adapter was used by deaf nurse Helen Cherry, along with her hearing aids. Helen is a big advocate for removing unnecessary communication barriers and ensuring that needs adjustments are incorporated as part of the norm.

#DisabilityHistoryMonth
A black Rastronics Telephone Adapter TA 80 alongside its pouch. The adapter is circular and has an elastic band for attaching to a phone - this helps a hearing aid user get better sound.
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Happy Catalogue Week! Read about just some of the variety of cataloguing that goes on at The National Archives (UK): www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
Catalogue Week 2025
Archivist Jane Langford introduces our annual celebration of cataloguing projects at The National Archives.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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#Archives 📣
Please speak up for #Greenwich Archives - currently only available a few hours a month. It needs a new accessible home and this may be it! Pls encourage the council by completing this survey

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Royal Greenwich Planning | Commonplace
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November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Lovely to see everyone for tonight’s @rcnhistory.bsky.social @rcnlibraries.bsky.social event on nursing #HIV-AIDs #HistNursing #OralHistory
Daniel Kelly chairing
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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#HistNursing #HIV-AIDS article which references our event in RCN HQ London this evening

www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/Cl...
How nursing can end the HIV epidemic in the UK | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
For the last 40 years, nursing staff have led the fight against HIV – there are now just five years left to meet the goal of ending new transmissions
www.rcn.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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#HistNursing
debsadelight.bsky.social Debbie Cameron @debsadelight.bsky.social · 3d
When you find the grave locally of a decorated nurse from #WW1, decide to research it and find 3 nurses and 2 surgeon siblings , their mother who was a barmaid and a grandson son who was awarded the VC and died aged 22. That wasn’t on my bingo card! A blog it is then! #familyhistory more below 👇
The letters after the name are Royal Red Cross and it alerted me to a WW1 nurse. So glad I spotted it ( finally, after 8 years of visiting the churchyard!!!) There are sisters who married stepbrothers. Very complicated! Their mother was a barmaid at the Bird in Hand pub. She married a grocer and ‘druggist’. Three daughters were nurses. One was awarded a medal the other was a matron One married a vicar and another a grocer, who carried on her husband’s business when he died. Two sons became medics. A grandson became an officer and died in WW1 having been awarded the VC. What a family! I love that woman! Oh and they lived two roads away from me!
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Have you visited our #PrisonNursingUnlocked exhibition? Don’t miss your chance to explore the work and history of prison nurses. Find our exhibit here at London HQ until 24th Jan 2026. #HistNursing
Exhibition room displaying the history of care and justice reform, with informational panels and a glass display case containing various artifacts. The exhibit is titled "Prison Care and Justice for Women."
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Opportunity to hear testimony from involved over the past 40 years at this week’s #histnursing event @rcn.org.uk @rcnlibraries.bsky.social
rcn.org.uk Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 4d
For the last 40 years, nursing staff have led the fight against HIV – there are now just five years left to meet the government's goal of ending new transmissions.

What needs to happen by 2030 to make this goal a reality?

Learn more in our latest feature ⬇️
How nursing can end the HIV epidemic in the UK | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
For the last 40 years, nursing staff have led the fight against HIV – there are now just five years left to meet the goal of ending new transmissions
www.rcn.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve... #histmed #histnursing join us
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Meet Edith Greaves MBE (1880-1967) 💙

A farmer's daughter, born in #Worcester Trained at The London Hospital. Matron, City of London Maternity Hospital for 32+ years

#HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed
#NursesInRed #Wikipedia
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Edith Greaves - Wikipedia
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November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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“A fully digitised collection of the records of the Nuremberg trials is being launched online to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the groundbreaking legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Nuremberg trial records made available online after painstaking 25-year project
Launch of digitisation project marks 80th anniversary of start of legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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#histnursing - nurses always other things to do than have their photo taken ….
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Today's #HistNursing #Badge is #Cardiff Royal Infirmary #Wales

It opened on its current site in 1883 and developed out of the 'Dispensary' hospital est in 1822.

@rcnhistory.bsky.social

See more of #RCNArchives badges 👀
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Silver and blue enamel badge. A round silver disc with the profile if a central robed woman holding a light, surrounded by ill/disabled men women and childredn. Above the disc is a royal blue plaque with 'Cardiff Royal Infirmary' inscribed in silver, with a little crown topping it off.
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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11/24-25/1863 — Union hospital administrator, Mother Bickerdyke, is the only wmn to nurse wounded soldiers at the battle of Lookout Mountain + Missionary Ridge,TN during the #CivilWar. Est 300 field hosps; later an advocate for vets #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistMed #HistNursing
Mary Ann Bickerdyke | Ohio Historical Society
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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An extraordinary opportunity to hear oral testimony of nursing in the AIDs pandemic #histnursing #hiv/aids
rcnlibraries.bsky.social Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social · 9d
Ahead of World AIDS Day, we'll be sharing nurses' experiences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the 1980s. Join our event on 27 November to discover how their stories are being preserved for younger generations.

Free and open to all: https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI

📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
Promotional image for a Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum event. It includes text with the event title, date and location, and a grainy photograph from 1985 of a woman holding the hands of a patient. The photo is from the RCN's collection of historic nursing journals.
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
dohertyta.bsky.social
Today's #HistNursing #Badge is #Cardiff Royal Infirmary #Wales

It opened on its current site in 1883 and developed out of the 'Dispensary' hospital est in 1822.

@rcnhistory.bsky.social

See more of #RCNArchives badges 👀
rcn.access.preservica.com/archive
Silver and blue enamel badge. A round silver disc with the profile if a central robed woman holding a light, surrounded by ill/disabled men women and childredn. Above the disc is a royal blue plaque with 'Cardiff Royal Infirmary' inscribed in silver, with a little crown topping it off.
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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#HistNursing
londonnurse.bsky.social London Nurse @londonnurse.bsky.social · 6d
Italian Partizan Nurse
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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#HistNursing
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Congratulations to: Hackney Archives, Marx Memorial Library, Powys Archives @mediamuseum.bsky.social, @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social & @yorkminster.bsky.social Archives on achieving Archive Service Accreditation for the first time! (1/2)

📷 The Chapter of York, Photographer: Peter Li
A wide interior shot of York Minster cathedral, taken from the nave.
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Calling all archivists, records mgrs, conservators & archive institutions on island of Ireland - if you've any events happening for Explore Your Archive Focus week, 29/11-7/12/25, send in details to either of our wonderful officers, @erinmck96.bsky.social or @rebeccaoneill.bsky.social !
#EYA2025
araireland.bsky.social araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 9d
If you are hosting any events during the focus week, please let our Comms Officer @rebeccaoneill.bsky.social & Campaigns Officer @erinmck96.bsky.social know

Events may include talks, exhibitions, workshops, book launches

Previous EYA events can be seen ⬇️
www.araireland.ie/explore-your...

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November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Find out more about our #bursaries. We are always open to applicants sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...
Bursaries
The Society for the Study of Labour History offers financial support to PhD students, post-graduate researchers and independent scholars engaged in postgraduate-level research, as well as to BA and…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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#HistNursing next week's event! Looking forward to seeing people inperson
rcnlibraries.bsky.social Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social · 18d
Together with the RCN History of Nursing Forum and HIVstory, we're remembering the experiences of nursing workers during the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Discover their stories and learn more about the project at our event on 27 November.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI

📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
Promotional image for a Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum event. It includes text with the event title, date and location, and a grainy photograph from 1985 of a woman holding the hands of a patient. The photo is from the RCN's collection of historic nursing journals.
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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#HistNursing
womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social Women of South London @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social · 10d
1/2 OTD 1940 Grove Park Hospital was hit by a high explosive bomb and the action of 2 nurses on duty, Aileen Turner and Mary Fleming, saved the lives of many patients. Both were awarded the George Cross. The citation recorded they “climbed through a first floor window …
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM