| Reference Number | RCPI/13/37 |
| Title | Nurses Registration (Ireland) Act and Irish Nursing Board |
| Date | 1908-1919 |
| Creator Name | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Irish Nurses' Association |
| Irish Medical Association |
| Irish Matrons' Association |
| Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
| Society for the State Registration of Trained Nurses |
| Description | Copies of proposed legislation for the registration of nurses in Ireland in 1908, 1911 and 1919, with related statements and letters from the College and other interested parties. File also includes Irishwomen's Suffrage Federation flyer 'Why Nurses Want the Vote'. Also a file of material (1916-1917) relating to the joint proposal of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons to establish an Irish Nursing Board, to promote the education of nurses and maintain a register of nurses who have passed the Board's exams. File includes drafts of scheme and proofs of the constitution of the proposed Board. |
| Extent | c.38 items in 2 folders |
| Term | Nurses Registration (Ireland) Act 1919 c.96 |
| Suffrage |
| Nurses |
| Nursing education |