title: A century on, their legacy remains.
abstract: The first world war both delayed the campaign for nursing regulation and reinforced the need for it.
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pickersgill
mesh_terms: D066279:Courage; D006801:Humans; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom; D047828:World War I