Symbol of a Profession: One Hundred Years of Nurses' Caps Symbol of a Profession: One Hundred Years of Nurses' Caps
Decoration

Mary (Bolton) Ryan

Introduction
 
The Canadian Nursing History Collection
 
The Capping Ceremony
 
Evolution of the Nurse's Cap
  • Nursing in Canada
  • Hospital Uniforms
  • Nursing Sisters' Veils
  • Maids' Caps
  • Design Variations
Cleaning and Maintenance
 
Cap Bands
 
Demise of the Nurse's Cap
 
Resources on the History of Canadian Nursing and Nurses' Uniforms
 
Credits



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