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Posts by Dr. Erin Spinney

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‘Rugged spots and quaint havens and all the unmatched scenery of the sea’: constructing landscapes of tourism along the South Shore of Nova Scotia, 1928–1941 During the early twentieth century, tourism flourished along Nova Scotia’s South Shore. Much of the industry’s success can be attributed to the social and physical constructions of the region’s lan...

Excited that @erinspinney.bsky.social and my article on Nova Scotia’s South Shore tourism has been published in the Journal of Tourism History. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GXBTT... First 50 downloads are free! #cdnhist #envhist

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Registration is now open for "Space, Place, & Patients," the 2nd Annual AAHN Graduate Student & Early Career Research Conference happening February 19-21!

Register and see detailed timing information here: aahn.memberclicks.net/2026-graduat...

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Apply today for the H-15 Early Career Research Grant!

Deadline for Submission of applications: May 1, 2026

Date of Award: First week of July 2026

More information: aahn.memberclicks.net/research-gra...

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Register today for our February 25th Teaching History Webinar!

Title: A Necessary Integration: Engaging Students with Nursing History Grounds Their Understanding of Nursing Ethics

Presenter: Marsha D. Fowler, PhD, MDiv, MS, RN, FAAN, FRSA

Register here: aahn.memberclicks.net/teaching-nur...

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The last day to submit abstracts for the 2nd Annual Graduate Student and Early Career Researcher Virtual Conference!

Call for papers here: aahn.memberclicks.net/2026-graduat...

Submit your abstract here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

#histnursing #histmed #envhist

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Book cover featuring a sculptural figure against a black background. The figure has a brown face with a golden crown or headdress, wearing a decorated garment with gray and gold patterns. Multiple disembodied hands in brown and gray tones reach toward the figure from the edges of the image, with small pink flowers scattered throughout. The title "BLOODY NUMBERS" appears in large red letters across the middle. Below in gold text: "The Early Atlantic Slave Trade and the Invention of Modern Corporeality." Author name "PABLO F. GÓMEZ" in white at bottom.

Book cover featuring a sculptural figure against a black background. The figure has a brown face with a golden crown or headdress, wearing a decorated garment with gray and gold patterns. Multiple disembodied hands in brown and gray tones reach toward the figure from the edges of the image, with small pink flowers scattered throughout. The title "BLOODY NUMBERS" appears in large red letters across the middle. Below in gold text: "The Early Atlantic Slave Trade and the Invention of Modern Corporeality." Author name "PABLO F. GÓMEZ" in white at bottom.

Proud of our MHB faculty Dr. Pablo F. Gómez! His new book Bloody Numbers reveals how the Atlantic slave trade invented modern ways of quantifying human bodies. Stunning cover, essential read, coming June 2026. go.wisc.edu/utf88a. #MedicalHistory @uchicagopress.bsky.social

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Thank you to all the Bachelor of Health students for recognizing my contributions to the program tonight! I’m so happy to be able to teach you all.

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Join us for our February 25th Teaching History Webinar!

"A Necessary Integration: Engaging Students with Nursing History Grounds Their Understanding of Nursing Ethics"

Marsha D. Fowler, PhD, MDiv, MS, RN, FAAN, FRSA

Register: aahn.memberclicks.net/teaching-nur...

#histnursing #aacnessentials

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Are you a graduate student or an early-career researcher? Submit your abstract today for "Space, Place, and Patients" the 2nd Annual AAHN Graduate Student and Early Career Researcher Virtual Conference! Abstracts due January 23, 2026.

#histnursing

Submit here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Join us Jan 9th from 12-1 ET for "Pushed Out: The Lavender Scare Comes to Teachers College," presented by Dr. Jess Dillard-Wright @jessdw.bsky.social from @umassamherst.bsky.social

Register here: aahn.memberclicks.net/virtual-spea...

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Today is finally the day! Welcome to 42nd Annual Nursing and Healthcare History Conference! #aahn2025

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President @erinspinney.bsky.social opening the 42nd Annual Nursing and Healthcare History conference with an interactive activity! #aahn2025 #histnursing

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Registered for the 2025 Preconference yet?

Join us for "Trauma-Informed Peadgogical Approaches: Enhancing Empathy and Safety When Teaching History to Prepare Students for Contemporary Nursing Practice."

Register and find more details here: aahn.memberclicks.net/2025-confere...

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Over the next few weeks leading up to our conference October 16-18th we will be featuring a series of annual conference previews!

Register for the conference here: aahn.memberclicks.net/2025-confere...

Session 1A: Teaching Nursing History and Pedagogy
Moderator: Annemarie McAllister
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Looks a thought provoking virtual session #histnursing

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Object Stories in Health and Medicine, 1700-1900 - University of Birmingham x9artsandlaw-event,x9history-event,x9historycultures-event,x9clemt-event

💫New Workshop #CfP💫

'Object Stories in Health and Medicine, 1700-1900', 5 December, online, organised by the very fabulous @annafranjam.bsky.social & @rebeccawhiteley.bsky.social.

#HistMed #HistSTM #HistPsych #DisHist #HistNursing #MatCult #MaterialCulture #MedHums #Skystorians🗃️

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Happening this Friday, September 19th from 2-3pm Eastern Time! Join us for our retired members networking event.

Register here: aahn.memberclicks.net/networking-g...

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Today is the last day for early brid conference registration! Register today for the 42nd Annual Nursing and Healthcare History conference and save some money on the registration cost.

Register here: aahn.memberclicks.net/2025-confere...

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Wonderful! I hope that the students enjoyed!

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Register today for our May virtual speaker series! Join us for "Nursing the Metropolis: The Female Ward Staff of St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, 1660-1820," by @alannahtomkins.bsky.social

Register and read the abstract here: aahn.memberclicks.net/virtual-spea...

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From volume 31 (2023) of Nursing History Review, now with digital object identifiers (DOIs)!

“Women’s Work: Nurses, Orderlies, and the Gendered Division of Care in Revolutionary and Napoleonic Era British Army Hospitals" by @erinspinney.bsky.social.

Read it here: doi.org/10.5325/nurs...

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Excited to be a part of the Integrated Health Initiative Research Symposium today and tomorrow at @discoverunb.bsky.social

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Great opportunity for nursing instructors!

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Please share widely with your networks!

Virtual Webinar "Teaching History in Competency-based Education: Five History-focused Activities to Address Domain 3 Population Health Sub-competencies"

Register here: aahn.memberclicks.net/virtual-webi...

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Happening today from 12-1 pm Eastern!

For the April AAHN Virtual Speaker's Series, Dr. Jane Brooks will present "The 'grey zone' for women who wore white: Jewish nursing identity during the National Socialist regime"

Register here: aahn.memberclicks.net/virtual-spea...

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British naval surgeons and tropical hygiene in the long nineteenth century | This presentation explores how the treatment of British seamen aided the development of tropical hygiene in the long nineteenth century. The paper will be of interest to staff and students who want to

Join us for our next CHIPH seminar on Tuesday 8th April, when Dr Manikarnika Dutta will be talking about British seamen and tropical medicine in the 1800s. Details and event listings (inc. Zoom link) are below:
Location: G40, Keppel St.
Time: 12:45 - 14:00

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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WHN Annual Conference 2025, Call for Papers First Call for Papers Women’s History Network 33rd Annual Conference  Online via Zoom    Thursday 4 & Friday 5 September 2025 Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Pe…

📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections."

More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...

#WomensHistory #GLAM

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History Center Research Awards Apply for research grants, fellowships and awards from the UVA School of Nursing History Center

Nurse Practitioner Awards in Research or Preservation!

Two awards provide up to $5,000 of support to students, faculty, nurse practitioners, archivists, & scholars and researchers in nursing, health care, or a related field. Due June 1, 2025.

More information: nursing.virginia.edu/nursing-hist...

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Call for Abstracts (Eighth Issue 2026): To become a nurse | European Journal for Nursing History and Ethics

Call for abstracts by the European Journal for Nursing History and Ethics: To become a nurse

#histmed #histnurse

www.enhe.eu/enhe/announc...

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Now available with a digital object identifier (DOIs)! Read here: doi.org/10.5325/nurs...

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