Physical description

Photocopied book with green cover and black print. Title printed and author's name and nomme de plume handwitten [black ink] on front cover. pages have been glued

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At bottom right there is a small white rectangular sticker with black print 'Nursing Archive/Alfred Hospital/Commercial Rd/Melbourne 3004' Previous catalogue number is handwitten [black ink] on this sticker. previous catalogue number also handwritten inside front cover at top left. Title and author's nom de plume handwritten on spine. Throught ought the book there are several stamps fom the Mitchell Library NSW. Author has been identified on dedication page [handwritten blue ink] Numerous passages have been underkine and notations made [pencil]

Summary

The author undertook her nursing training in the early 1920's and details the endless hard work, unduly strict discipline andd the strange hierachy faced by student nurses at that time