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May 2017
Lecture at the MAC will trace Margaret Sanger’s Spokane connections
Two people in Spokane played important roles in activist Margaret Sanger’s road to founding Planned Parenthood – a wealthy socialite who befriended Sanger, and a young engineer who eventually became her business partner in a contraceptives company. Sanger’s Spokane connections will be the topic of a talk on May 17 by Richard Sola, a former administrator with Eastern Washington University. Sanger visited Spokane in 1916, part of a national tour where she gave talks on birth control and the importance…
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Special screening of “Defining Hope” documentary
"Defining Hope" follows eight patients with life-threatening illness, and the nurses who guide them in making critical decisions along the way. Nurses who attend will receive 1.25 free contact hours for watching the film and completing an evaluation. Brought to Spokane for a one-night screening by the Washington State Nurses Association and the WSU College of Nursing. Order tickets in advance at https://www.regmovies.com/checkout/215591532#/tickets or buy them at the box office.
Find out more »December 2017
CougNurse Alumni and Friends Holiday party
Please join us at the 2017 WSU College of Nursing alumni holiday gathering to celebrate CougNurses and Friends at the new Maryhill Winery tasting room in Kendall Yards. A flight of regional wines will be offered at the cost of $10 per person. Additionally, any wine purchased at the event will be 10% off. Appetizers will be provided. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, December 6th! We are excited to support a Coug business owned by Craig '82…
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June 2018
Pictures of Nursing: The Zwerdling Postcard Collection
This traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine explores a unique archive of nearly 2,600 postcards featuring images of nurses and the nursing profession from around the world. The postcard is a fleeting and widespread art form, and nurses and nursing have been frequent subjects of postcards for over 100 years. In fact, no other art form has illustrated the nursing profession so profusely, using such a variety of artistic styles and images. The History of Medicine Division, National…
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