An interview with Melissa B. Reynolds, PhD on her NLM History Talk and her research on 15th-century medical manuscripts. Continue reading Source: NLM
Category: England
Defoe and the Plague Year
By Stephen J. Greenberg ~ Until recently, if one thought of Daniel Defoe at all, it was of Robinson Crusoe, alone (well, not quite alone) Continue reading Source: NLM
How to Become a Nurse and How to Succeed, ca. 1892
This guidebook by Honnor Morten, a lifelong advocate, provided young women with practical recommendations and a real sense of the possibilities of becoming a nurse in the 1890s. Continue reading Source: NLM
NLM’s Unique Early English Books Now Online
By Krista Stracka Earlier this summer, the National Library of Medicine announced the release of Unique English Imprints, pre-1800, a new collection available now through Continue reading Source: NLM
The Lady Who Became a Nurse
By Elizabeth Fee and Mary E. Garofalo Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 of wealthy British parents who expected her to do all Continue reading Source: NLM
How To…Plant and Graft All Sorts of Trees
By Michael Sappol The oldest English-language how-to at the National Library of Medicine is a charming and practical little book dating from 1575. In keeping Continue reading Source: NLM
Percivall Pott: Orthopedics and Occupational Health
By Michael J. North Today we commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Percivall Pott (1714–1788), an English surgeon who is known as one Continue reading Source: NLM