90 Second Narratives
90 Second Narratives is a podcast featuring engaging true stories told by trained historians. Each episode includes a short story interwoven with expert analysis of the story’s historical significance. The concise length and storytelling format of the episodes make history accessible, dynamic, and entertaining. The subjects of the stories are diverse—spanning the globe and ranging from the pre-historic to the modern age. While individual stories stand alone, the episodes in each season are linked thematically and combine to offer comparative perspectives that illuminate connections from across the human experience. Every episode also includes recommendations for further reading. 90 Second Narratives provides a novel way to hear historians share the wonders of the past in their own voices.
90 Second Narratives
The History of Nursing in the Context of COVID-19
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Sky Michael Johnston
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Season 4
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Episode 9
“As the novel coronavirus began to spread in the United States, people across the country turned to historians for crucial insights regarding the history of disease and nursing…”
So begins today’s story from Dr. Barbra Mann Wall.
For further reading:
Nurses and Disasters: Global, Historical Case Studies edited by Barbra Mann Wall and Arlene W. Keeling (Springer, 2015)
The Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry
Episode transcript:
https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/