Project Gutenberg 2004-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 80 Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell 1872 1958 Coburn, Fordyce, Mrs. The White Linen Nurse Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Robert Shimmin, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The White Linen Nurse" by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Rae Malgregor, a young nursing student, who is on the brink of graduation and grapples with her identity, personal aspirations, and the expectations of her profession. The narrative explores themes of femininity, self-identity, and the societal pressures faced by women, particularly in care-giving roles. The beginning of the novel introduces readers to Rae Malgregor as she reflects upon the exhausting and often confining nature of her nursing training. She struggles with maintaining a "noble expression" that her profession demands while longing to express her true self, complete with its flaws and emotions. Through her interactions with her classmates, such as the more pragmatic Zillah Forsyth and the composed Helene Churchill, Rae voices her internal conflicts about love and career choices, feeling the weight of societal expectations. The opening chapters paint her as a relatable character facing the tensions between professional duty and personal desires, setting the stage for her journey of self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Nurses -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 339842 339723 2024-10-06T13:17:46.484774 2023-09-07T03:56:08.633699 text/html text/html 339835 339716 2024-10-06T13:17:46.748766 2023-09-07T03:56:08.785713 text/html text/html 193303 2024-10-06T13:17:53.396747 application/epub+zip 197800 2024-10-06T13:17:48.693783 application/epub+zip 197800 2024-10-06T13:17:47.469781 application/epub+zip 351617 2024-10-06T13:17:56.999743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327316 2024-10-06T13:17:52.645760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304566 2022-09-07T16:51:17.070299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303963 303895 2024-10-06T13:17:46.107789 2023-09-07T03:56:08.267712 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 303790 2020-12-19T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114989 2020-12-19T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18679 2024-10-06T13:17:57.128726 application/rdf+xml 10678 2024-10-06T13:17:48.017765 image/jpeg 2714 2024-10-06T13:17:47.742772 image/jpeg 190155 2024-10-06T13:17:46.775794 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia