Memories of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing Memories of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing
Two students practice administering medication in the classroom while their instructor, Jessie Young, director of nursing, observes.
Student nurses studying for their Practical Nursing class in Queen’s Park.
A mother-daughter tea was held for the graduating class in Burton Hall. It was tradition to use the hospital’s silver tea service, saved only for special occasions.
Interviewer: So the one question that we’ve been asking everybody is why did you pick Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing? Margaret, Class of 1958: Oh! Pat, Class […]
Excited nursing students pose with their new friends and uniforms!
Dr. Minerva Reid, chief of surgery, and her sister, Dr. Hannah Reid, chief of anaesthesia, hosted the graduating Class of 1926 at their summer home. Dr. M. Reid […]
The 1960s nursing student uniform was much shorter in length than the early uniform that was required to be twelve inches from the floor.
After passing probation, nursing students were presented with white nursing caps and allowed to wear a white bib with their apron.
Members of the Class of 1956 socialize in one of the student lounges of Burton Hall.
The Class of 1925 held their graduation ceremony in the backyard of Women’s College Hospital, a house on Rusholme Road.
Unlike today, newborns were cared for in a central nursery by nurses, not in their mothers’ rooms.
Following tradition, a tea was held for the graduating class in Burton Hall using the hospital’s silver tea service.
