Following are some links to articles and websites with interesting information about Nursing History:

The American Association for the History of Nursing, Inc. (AAHN) is a not for profit professional organization open to everyone interested in the history of nursing. Originally founded in 1978 as a historical methodology group, the association was briefly named the International History of Nursing Society. The purpose of the Association is to foster the importance of history as relevant to understanding the past, defining the present, and influencing the future of nursing. For more information about the AAHN follow this link:

http://www.aahn.org/

Nurses Week is celebrated each year to recognize and honor the nursing profession, as well as the contributions nurses make to their communities each year. For more information about the history of Nurses Week on "About:" follow this link:

http://nursing.about.com/od/nurses
week/a/historynurseswk.htm

For an 1895 look at nursing follow this link:

http://enw.org/1895_Nursing.htm

For a tribute to military nurses in Vietnam follow this link:

http://www.illyria.com/vnwnurse.html