Women at Work: 1890s Nurse Edition

Disclaimer for anyone who has read this far: I recreated this costume as a tribute to the women from my own family and from multiple photos from 1890. My armband is for educational purposes and not to be worn in any real life experiences. I am not a nurse and only wanted to recreate a uniform worn by women at work in 1890.

[@Teajay21]

I enjoyed seeing the historical pictures at the end! You really look like you could have walked out of the photograph

[@greggschroeder]

Yes! Including the photos was a really nice touch. I appreciate that to reinforce the authenticity.

[@rachicolate]

I was lucky enough to find a little metal mesh chatelaine coin purse at a flea market a few years back, now I’m on the hunt for a clip for it. I would love to assemble a full set someday!

[@AstaDarling]

Ahhh that is so cool!!

[@Ater_Draco]

I vaguely remember the uniforms, caps and capes that NHS hospital nurses still wore in the early 1980s, when I was a child. It would be a shock for a 19th century nurse to see all medical, auxillary, and cleaning staff wearing coloured scrubs to denote their role, with nothing worn below the elbow, for infection control.

[@j.pnewcomer1069]

my friend's mom was a military nurse from '78 to '90 and she has pictures of herself in each of her uniforms.

[@lisawillis8227]

Being a nurse myself, I loved this. Graduated in 1993. Part of one of our courses was learning how the early nurses worked. They would rise early, before sunrise. They usually had dormitories in the hospital. Build up the fires for warmth and to cook patient meals and their own. Scrub the floors and units. Change dressings. Bathe the patients. And perform whatever treatments the doctors prescribed. There were some nurses who rode horseback in the wilderness to take care of patients. They were more like doctors for their communities. We work hard now, but I think they worked harder.

[@imay7133]

Wow ❤

[@smw9735]

Ok, so apparently I talk too much and have been put into a bit of a words diet😅 so Just, three things i gotta absolutely say: 1- That was absolutely GORGEOUS, 2- you look STUNNING, and 3- I am DEEPLY in LOVE with all your content, but most of all, with that nurse outfit. It's a dream and I am deeply envious but in a good way, because it really suit you and you look perfect! Please keep giving us such amazing content, even though we probably don't deserve you🥺

[@s.f.nightingale1735]

Tell whoever told you to go on a diet to stuff it.

[@smw9735]

@@s.f.nightingale1735 that's... I...thanks... I... I might have, kinda, cause they made me angry yesterday so I might have gone off in a bit of a rant at them yesterday so...yeah... Thanks for the advice though ☺️

[@s.f.nightingale1735]

@@smw9735 I only have talks too much and over explains, or one word answers. They aren't going to be happy either way, because their problem is never what you've said in my experience. My actual friends don't care if I spend hours breaking down everything I like about a movie. They don't care that I'm bad at playing games, or anything, they're just happy I showed up. Though I think it was appreciated that I brought home made gluten free chex mix the last time I saw them. (For reference, I didn't know till last summer they were gluten intolerant because they have always eaten gluten around me, and just been fine with the consequences.) 😂

[@smw9735]

@@s.f.nightingale1735 honestly same, I'm usually the time who talks for hours and probably says little or can convey stuff with few words, depends on the mood, but well, few days ago I was sorta sulking I guess, cause i was having a bad day, so i kinda needed some attention, and so i started talking to people, and i ended up talking about something to someone important to me, and it was something I was or rather, am, passionate about so I let myself just talk and talk and then that person sort of made a joke about me talking them into an early grave via boredom and I stopped but then that person kept making jokes even days later and well, i kept thinking about at unfortunate times and I was already on a down mood, and then my mood just plummeted further because of reasons and.... I guess... I don't know why am telling you this, but the point is, I think I'm having a pity party and having any support right now is just, it feels nice, so thank you so much, this actually lifted my mood a tad, you're very nice, and I'm sorry I just dumped my problems on you, but it's sort of soothing, it's probably silly and not very nice of me, but, still, sorry, and thank you.

[@wg8517]

A lot of work getting ready for the day. Everything on the chatelaine nurses still need today. Not the whistle as they do have other ways now days. The note keeper? maybe, maybe not. But, yep. I do like the whistle

[@Bane_Amesta]

The little notebook could be replaced with a smartphone. When my mom was in the hospital the nurses would check her vitals and take a picture of the screen inside of writing it down

[@wg8517]

@@Bane_Amesta true and when I did an Internship as a phlebotomist we would have phones with us--any purpose, but usually didn't need them

[@AnastasiaHenley-oc5xs]

May I offer two suggestions. Your watchfob pin was worn on the left breast so that your right hand would be free to take a pulse while you use your left hand to hold up your watch to look at it. Above your watch would have been your nurses pin very important to nurses to this very day. No uniform is complete without it. Lovely presentation. This nurse of 45yrs is delighted. 💝

[@sarahalderman3126]

As a modern day nurse I can not imagine how difficult that ridiculous costume made the job. No wonder there was so much infectious disease during that time.🤦🏼‍♀️

[@maryleung1425]

You should cover up you magnifying glass ...because it can get scratched by the other chatelaine tools ....just make a little cloth cover ...and it will protect it better

[@PurpleandWhiteStories]

I really enjoy these Get Ready With Me and seeing all the layers. What's been fun to learn is dresses that I thought were one piece are actually two or more! 😅 Thanks for the note to turn the volume down before you blew the whistle.

[@g.g.g8004]

Que hermoso vestuario!!!!!!!!! Si no mal entiendo, tu confeccionas esta hermosa ropa que modelas. Me encantaria tomar clases contigo. ¿¿Tienes algun canal en linea donde des clases de corte y confeccion??

[@lisawillis8227]

Puffed sleeves, Anne Shirley would approve.

[@OvcharkaShepherd]

Your design and sewing skills are amazing.

[@Pella_Pheradona]

Yes still so Cool😍🤩✨️

[@stringchz]

How did people not die of heat stroke wearing that many layers?

[@kallegrabowski8972]

i have thought the same, especially in hot summers.

[@rebeccabiddix6319]

Well done!

[@joeyk5]

This was fantastic. Thank you

[@lilithstenhouse267]

The number of layers is staggering, it must weigh so much. I can't imagine going to so much effort every single day, when I'm the sort who'd rather throw a flannel shirt on and call it done. I also didn't know the hip pads were a separate piece! I'd always assumed it was part of the corset's hip pads

[@kikidevine694]

You would have grown up with layers and as you matured, the layers would have changed so your body got used to the weight Also the corset actually helps with the weight distribution and support.

[@ursularyan7652]

Imagine the heat!!

[@aspieangel1988]

I’m so glad we live in modern times and don’t have to do this anymore 😂

[@jacqui310angel]

I must admit I didn't realise they had a set of items added to the waist back then . Learnt something new there. Love it when you dress up showing the various layers of clothing from beg to end . Thank you so much for sharing ❤❤

[@wcfheadshots240]

I'm so glad you explained what a chatelaine was. Very cool historical photos.

[@imay7133]

Wow make me feel proud of my profession being a nurse

[@tgirl678]

My sister is currently an MA & is going to school to be a nurse. I'm going to send her this 😅

[@АллаБаркова-ц5ш]

Как же тело прело под всеми этими тряпочками, как неудобно двигаться. Ужас!!!

[@poggersvil6088]

I have a picture behind me of this exact nurse outfit! I thought she was a nun!

[@hollymerchant9550]

Beautiful! I would love to know where you got the corset?

[@NatanaelComan]

you have overlaping text 😉

[@NatanaelComan]

01:34

[@kikidevine694]

My great grandmother also wore sleeve protectors.

[@asiscivies3377]

Nice detail the photos of nurses at the end ❤

[@louiseeckert1574]

LouiseAustralia🦘

[@jakim1360]

안나가 취소하면 뱀되기 취소 취소

[@jakim1360]

강신술 하기 다 취소

[@dixiecyrus8136]

😊😊😊

[@СофияЛавран-р8ю]

Сложная одежда!Для чего нам история ее подкинула?

[@НатальяТаещё-б4п]

На фото женщины не так красивы как эта девушка.

[@vollhov2370]

Ох уж эти мифы о том что тогда люди были не красивые и вот только недавно они стали красивыми.

[@СофияЛавран-р8ю]

Для чего эти огромные фонарики на рукавах? Скрыть мускулатуры?

[@vollhov2370]

@@СофияЛавран-р8ю Нее просто такой стиль барокко в 19 веке был. Тогда чутка возвращались к рококо и барокко. Как раз где то 1880-1900 Викторианская мода. Хотя даже не чучуть а очень даже сильно вернулись к стилю барокко и рококо только грудь полностью закрыли. Хотя че удивляться на современную моду посмотрите, это вообще черт знает что, порой иногда женщину от мужчины не отличить.

[@mihalich7740]

😂 Вот - шапочки медицинских сестёр - они могли быть различного фасона и могли отличаться по своему внешнему виду одна от другой (что и неудивительно: женщины - даже в профессиональном платье - модницы всегда 😅). В остальном же - платье медицинского работника очень утилитарно и имеет минимум излишеств (это одежда для труда). Спасибо!

[@jakim1360]

다 짧게 되기 취소 취소 강신술 하고 취소취소

[@UnPassant-zs9oc]

Perhaps if they wore less clothes more people could survive 🙄

[@elenalizabeth]

Ah yes, because wearing less clothes could be a substitute for having antibiotics, anti-malarials, anti-fungals etc. 🙄🙄🙄 Wearing more layers not only kept them warm/cool depending on the climate, but also there are historical documentation about women wearing heavy layers like this being protected from being injured by shrapnel because the layers of fabric/whalebones caught the shrapnel.