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The history of the Women's College Hospital School of Nursing
as told by its students.

What is a Student Nurse?

Between the innocence of an entrance exam and the dignity of an R.N. [registered nurse], there comes the delightful creature called the student nurse…S.N.!

Patients love them, R.N.s hate them, interns ignore them, doctors tolerate them, and everyone protects them.

Student nurse, Class of 1960

From 1915-1975, over 1,250 young women came to the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing with the dream of becoming a nurse. For two to three years, these students trained, lived, and worked together. Graduates left with a nursing diploma in hand, but more importantly for most of the young women, they left with cherished memories and friendships that would last a lifetime.

Twelve young women smile as they pose for the camera. They are outside, and most are wearing nurse's capes over their uniforms.

Smiling nursing students from the Class of 1954.

Memories of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing is the story of the school as told by its students through their writings, spoken words and photographs.

This exhibit was developed through a partnership between The Miss Margaret Robins Archives of Women’s College Hospital and the Alumnae Association of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing.

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An exhibit by The Miss Margaret Robins Archives of Women’s College Hospital.