title: [Developments and trends in 19th- and 20th-century German nursing historiography].
abstract: This paper analyses important trends in 19th- and 20th-century German nursing historiography. Frequently, the diverse contributions, which were predominantly written by physicians and nurses, were strongly shaped by the occupational background of the author and purposes of professional politics. In recent years, valuable scholarly contributions on nursing organisations have appeared. Anglo-American nursing history research should serve as a model for Germany. The paper calls for the extension of a recently founded nursing history research network.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Geschichte der Medizin, Medizinische Fakultät, Ruhr-Universität Bochum. christoph.schweikardt@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schweikardt
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006663:Historiography; D006676:History of Nursing; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009729:Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends