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Remember the Nurses: The Revolutionary 18th Century Nursing Collection of Chris Foard

Join the Bates Center in collaboration with the McNeil Center in welcoming nurse and nursing history collector Chris Foard.

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September 25, 2026, 10:55pm - 10:55pm
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Hybrid: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, Claire M. Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard, Floor 2U; and Online
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Open to the Public

Hosted by: Bates Center

Two people view a nursing history exhibit in a hallway, with one pointing to a display panel beneath the heading “Nursing the Revolution.”

Join the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, in collaboration with the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, as we welcome nurse and nursing history collector Chris Foard and historian Dr. Meg E. Roberts.

Chris will share extremely rare archival documents and objects from his personal collection of Revolutionary War nursing materials with participants in this special hybrid seminar.

Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. 

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