Uncovering the Stories of Canada’s Nursing Sisters

Explore the stories of the brave Canadian women who served as nurses during the First World War.

This website aims to provide a comprehensive resource of primary documents, biographies, and historical context, honouring the service and sacrifice of Canada’s Nursing Sisters.

“In whatever conflict Canadians have been called on to bear arms, in the last hundred years, the medical services of Canada have earned a high reputation for the skill and devotion with which they played their special part. It is a reputation that has not suffered as they carried out their continuous function in time of peace.
Canadian Nursing Sisters are justifiably proud to have borne their share alike with officers and men in the great contribution made by the medical services.
Of these dedicated women it may be said ‘They served equally’.”

~ from Canada’s Nursing Sisters by Col. G.W. Nicholson