Unlikely entrepreneurs : Catholic sisters and the hospital marketplace, 1865-1925 / Barbra Mann Wall.
| Author/creator |
Wall, Barbra Mann |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©2005. |
| Description | xviii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Women, gender, and health Women, gender, and health. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Catholic sisters in the hospital marketplace: the genesis -- "All the advantages of a religious life": religion, gender, and new public roles -- "Not the traditional institution": Catholic sisters in the hospital marketplace, 1854-1880 -- "An institution for the community and not narrowly sectarian": Catholic hospitals, 1880-1925 -- "Debts are our only wealth": financing and marketing Catholic hospitals -- Religion, gender, and autonomy in Catholic hospitals -- "Our heels are praying very hard all day": nursing in Catholic hospitals -- Power sharing: business negotiations in Catholic hospitals -- Addressing the times: nuns and the standardization movement. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004030005 |
| ISBN | 0814209939 |
| ISBN | 9780814209936 : |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WX 27 AA1 W187U 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |