The Second Fifty Years: A History of Nursing at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 1932–1982 by Helen Croll Wilson (2000)

Author: Helen Croll Wilson (1924–)
Publisher: Braxus Press, St Ives, NSW, 2000
Format: Softcover, xi + 147 pages, illustrated
ISBN: 1875818030
Condition: Near Fine – clean and well-kept copy with minimal handling wear
Type of Book: Australian Nursing & Hospital History / Women in Medicine

Subjects:
• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney) – Nursing history (1932–1982)
• Women in healthcare – New South Wales
• Hospitals – Sydney – Historical perspectives
• 20th-century nursing developments in Australia

A continuation of the story begun in The First Fifty Years, this volume documents the evolving role of nurses at one of Australia’s most respected teaching hospitals. Helen Croll Wilson, herself a nurse and historian, offers a detailed and compassionate chronicle of change, growth, and care within the RPA community.

Why you’ll love this book:
A must for collectors of Australian medical and nursing history, alumni of RPA, and those researching women’s roles in 20th-century healthcare. This well-researched and readable work preserves important institutional and social history.