References

Aiken, T. D., (2004). Legal, Ethical and Political Issues in Nursing. 2nd Ed. F.A. Davis Company. Philadelphia.

Ellis, J. R. (2001). Nursing in Today’s World. 7th ed. Lippincott. Philadelphia.

O”Keefe, M. E. (2001). Avoiding Malpractice and Other Legal Risks. F.A. Davis Company. Philadelphia.

Library of Congress Web pages

Law Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usstates.html

Votes For Women
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/naw/nawshome.html

US Constitution
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_documents&docid=f:hd095.pdf

One Hundred Years Toward Suffrage
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwtl.html#1851.html

American Treasure of the Library of Congress – Clara Barton
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm072.html

Other WebLinks

Indiana Code 25 (health Professions)
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title25/ar23/ch1.html       

Illinois Code (nursing)
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1312&ChapAct=225%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B65%2F&ChapterID=24&ChapterName=PROFESSIONS+AND+OCCUPATIONS&ActName=Nursing+and+Advanced+Practice+Nursing+Act%2E

Government pamphlet How are Laws are made
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/howourlawsaremade.pdf

Legislative center IU
http://congress.indiana.edu/learn_about/topic/legislative_process.php

Image of Isabel Hampton Robb – In an era when Women couldn’t vote…
http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/federal/voteintr.htm

American Women – Margaret Sanger
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awmss5/repro_health.html

Nursing World – Nursing History
http://www.nursingworld.org/centenn/cent1920.htm

Sunshine fro Women – Drafting Nurses in WWII
http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/essays/wwiivet.html

Army Nurse Corp History
http://history.amedd.army.mil/ANCWebsite/anchhome.html