Caps and the student uniforms are a very important part of the history of any nursing college.
Deaconess had 4 styles of caps through the years; the one on the far right is the style of mine.
The top row shows the student uniforms for 1899 - 1911. The uniform designed in 1911 was worn through 1929. Note the black overcoat labeled 'Methodist Deaconess'. It was worn over the long uniforms, and later replaced by the navy and red cape as seen below.
These designs went from 1930 until the end of the school. My uniform was designed in 1959. I was lucky - we did not have any of the white stiff aprons to starch and iron. Note that these uniforms are much shorter in length.
My uniform was a blue and white pinstripe made of a very comfortable cotton polyester. They were easy to care for and required very little ironing. We were also the first to wear a lighter stocking, rather than heavy white cotton stockings.
We had to buy our own uniforms and care for them. Before some of the girls graduated the uniforms were thread bare and some of the hems were being held up with tape!
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I remember reading Sue Barton, Student Nurse, and learning about how the caps signified what school the nurse had gone to. I'm sorry that nurses don't wear caps anymore, but the nurses probably are glad.
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