A cultural history of the nurse's uniform / Christina Bates.

Gatineau, Québec : Canadian Museum of Civilization, [2012], ©2012.

vii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 27 cm

Issued also in French under title: Une histoire culturelle de l'uniforme infirmier.

"Uniforms ask to be taken seriously" -- "Pretty pink dresses": creating nursing identity, 1870-1909 -- "Trained mind in a trained body": the standardization of the uniform, 1900-1920 -- "Short-lived rebellions": conservatism and resistance, 1920-1940 -- "Hard-working cogs in a machine": maintaining discipline (1940-1965) and removing barriers (1950-1975) -- "Snappy trouser suits": adapting to modern life, 1965-1976 -- "The professional nurse : with or without a uniform": 1970 to present -- Breast shields and beacons -- Capping, pinning, ripping, burning : the sartorial rituals of nursing -- "Stand out as a beacon": uniforms for outside the hospital -- The biography of a uniform.

Includes bibliographical references and index.