Background
Baly, Monica Eileen was born on May 24, 1914 in near Croydon, England. Daughter of Albert Frank and Annie Elizabeth (Marlow) Baly.
(Monica Baly presents a study of the often haphazard growt...)
Monica Baly presents a study of the often haphazard growth of the relationship between Florence Nightingale's nurses and St. Thomas' hospital, with which they became so closely associated. Using the results of research into the records of the Nightingale fund, she produces a picture of a system strained to breaking point in the early years by the conflicting claims of the nurses desire for professional status over nurses and patients alike.
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Baly, Monica Eileen was born on May 24, 1914 in near Croydon, England. Daughter of Albert Frank and Annie Elizabeth (Marlow) Baly.
Bachelor with honors, Open University, London, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1984.
Baly trained in the London County Council Fever Hospital followed by professional nursing training at the Middlesex Hospital. She became a chief nursing officer in 1949 for the Royal College of Nursing. Baly was also an activist working toward fair living wages for nurses through the "Raise the Roof" campaign, which resulted in a 22% pay raise.
Baly lectured on social policy and the history of nursing at the National Council of Nurses and authored Nursing and Social Change in 1973.
Baly founded the History of Nursing Society at the Royal College of Nursing, and founded a journal for nursing history. She left money for a scholarship in the area.
(A chronological account of Florence Nightingale's life as...)
(Monica Baly presents a study of the often haphazard growt...)
Secretary, Royal Crescent Society, Bath, England, 1973-1987. Chairman History of Nursing Society, London, 1983-1988. Nurse/sister, Royal Air Force, 1941-1946, England, Middle East, Italy (mentioned in Dispatches, 1944).
Fellow Royal College of Nursing.