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The nurses of Ellis Island : life and work inside the Golden Door / Michelle C. Hehman and Arlene W. Keeling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hehman, Michelle C., author.
- Keeling, Arlene Wynbeek, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ellis Island Hospital--History.
- Ellis Island Hospital.
- Public health nurses--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--History.
- Public health nurses.
- Noncitizen detention centers--Health aspects--Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)--History.
- Noncitizen detention centers.
- Immigrants--Medical care--United States--History--20th century.
- Immigrants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2024]
- Contents:
- Nurses on Ellis Island in the Early Years, 1892-1901
- Caring for the Huddled Masses, 1902-1911
- Nursing in the Contagious Disease Hospital, 1911-1917
- Nurses on Ellis Island during World War I, 1917-1919
- Changing Rules and Changing Roles, 1920-1939
- World War II and the End of a Nursing Presence on Ellis Island, 1941-1954
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 31, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hehman, Michelle C. Nurses of Ellis Island
- ISBN:
- 9780875658995
- 0875658997
- Publisher Number:
- 90100457632
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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