Nursing and women's labour in the nineteenth century : the quest for independence / Sue Hawkins.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

xi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The search for self-esteem -- "The majority are ladies, a great many domestics" -- Probationer schemes : education or cheap labour? -- "Treat your good nurses well" -- The development of nursing as a career -- A quest for independence.