August 1817: "At the Royal Flying Corps' sports, at Catford, the Royal Arsenal munitionettes' football team was matched against a military team from a local hospital. The picture shows the girls marching on to the field."

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The legacy of this inquiry must be that we are better prepared. That means integrating adult social care into pandemic planning, with new investment in workforce and services coming now, not when it’s too late.

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Free! In person event 29 Oct 2026, 18:00 - 20:00 20 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London, W1G ORN @rcnhistory.bsky.social Annual Lecture with Prof Sioban Nelson #HistNursing #TradeUnions ✊📣 Book your place via the link 👇 @womenshistnet.bsky.social www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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Daphne Steele was the first Black matron to join the NHS, and her contributions to the nursing profession were rich. This week, 99 years after she was born, we're remembering her 'quiet revolutionary' impact on nursing. Read more about Daphne: https://bit.ly/4yrdI2d #BlackHistoryMonth

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10/16/1916 — Margaret Sanger, American nurse, opens the first #birthcontrol + #publichealth clinic in the U.S. She and her staff were arrested 9 days after opening, and were charged with #ComstockAct violations for providing info on + distributing contraceptives #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky

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