Dr. Martha Mathews Libster
Inspired by People & Plants
Resources for
Teaching Nursing History
TEACHING NURSING HISTORY SINCE 2004
INQUIRY
RESEARCH METHODS
HISTORIOGRAPHY
What Dr. Martha says about the nature of historical research:
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All research begins with an historical question.
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We gain insight when considering the context for human endeavor.
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History is the science of data over time.
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Understanding patterns of human behavior can be comforting and healing.
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People's memories of the past are fascinating!
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Exploring history is a deeply spiritual experience.
RESOURCES FOR NURSING FACULTY AND STUDENTS
2 BONUS DOWNLOADS:
Invitation to Nursing Identity Through HIstorical Inquiry, Research and Writing
Curriculum for Teaching Early History of American Nursing (Appendix E Enlightened Charity)
FOCUS OF DR. LIBSTER'S RESEARCH
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American Healthcare Reform
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Nursing (America and Europe)
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Culture
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19th Century Women
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Religious Communities
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Botanical Movement (19th C)
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Traditional and Indigenous Healing
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Community Case Study Method
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Oral history
FREE Download
2005 Lavinia Dock Award for Excellence in Historical Research and Writing
from the American Association History of Nursing
Inspirational Stories of the Founders of
American Nursing, Pharmacy, and Health Care Reform!
Kindness as the Remedy of Remedies:
A History of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Herbal Diplomats
"This remarkable book connects medical history and women's history in pathbreaking ways. All students of American women's health history will benefit from its comprehensive and careful analysis."
~ Kathryn Kish Sklar
Enlightened Charity
"We understand from this book how nurses lived their history and traditions and what has been their true legacy. I recommend it not only for the way it unearths this invisible tradition but for the analytical issues it raises and that desperately need discussion in the contemporary nursing universe."
~ Suzanne Gordon