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  • Title: From Baltimore to Italy: The contribution of Grace Baxter (1869-1954) to the development of Italian nursing.
    Author: Lippi D, Donell ST, Baldanzi F.
    Journal: J Med Biogr; 2024 Feb; 32(1):152-157. PubMed ID: 36437697.
    Abstract:
    The recent discovery of unpublished documents in the archives of the Camerata hospital, (Florence, I) sheds light on an important chapter in the history of nursing education and the role played by Grace Baxter (1869-1954), of English parentage but born and lived in Florence. The introduction of professional nurses was part of the international movement for the emancipation of women that included education for an active role in society. Her contribution, with other women, to the history of Italian nursing resulted in the secularisation the profession away from the attitudes of the nuns, permeation of relevant ethical standards, and the beginning of professionalisation of nurses in Italy in accordance with Florence Nightingale's teaching.
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