{"id":5966,"date":"2026-09-08T07:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/?p=5966"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:00:39","slug":"stitches-of-identity-lecture-traces-evolution-of-nursing-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/2026\/09\/08\/stitches-of-identity-lecture-traces-evolution-of-nursing-uniforms\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stitches of Identity\u2019 lecture traces evolution of nursing uniforms\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/08\/Stitches-of-Identity_blog-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/08\/Stitches-of-Identity_blog-1-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"Red and white text says Stitches of Identity: Nursing&apos;s Story through the Uniform\n\nHealth Sciences History Hour\nFri., Sept. 25 12- p.m.\n\nImages of UNMC nursing students in uniform shares the space.\" class=\"wp-image-5967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/08\/Stitches-of-Identity_blog-1-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/08\/Stitches-of-Identity_blog-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/08\/Stitches-of-Identity_blog-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/08\/Stitches-of-Identity_blog-1-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/08\/Stitches-of-Identity_blog-1-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clothes might not make the person, but they tell us stories about people\u2019s lives and what roles they play in society.&nbsp;An upcoming Health Sciences History Hour lecture&nbsp;will share&nbsp;the stories of UNMC nursing students through what they once wore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McGoogan Library Collection Specialist Savanna Falter will deliver the talk, \u201cStitches of Identity: Nursing&#8217;s Story through the Uniform,\u201d&nbsp;online&nbsp;from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lecture reaches all the way back to World War I and through to the 1990s, displaying how nursing uniforms teach us about \u201cshifting expectations of training, professionalism, gender roles and patient care,\u201d Falter said in a description of its scope<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStitches of Identity\u201d examines everything from \u201cearly starched dresses and caps that&nbsp;signaled&nbsp;discipline and hierarchy to later, more practical and individualized attire,\u201d she added<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Falter will seamlessly guide the audience through issues of identity, authority, practical purposes and more over&nbsp;nearly a&nbsp;century\u2019s worth of daily work and wear by UNMC College of Nursing students.&nbsp;Hear more during this online-only lecture during the noon hour on Sept. 25.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Register for \u201cStitches of Identity\u201d at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unmc.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_QOvE2Tw6QhahZzIIw49sUA\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/unmc.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_QOvE2Tw6QhahZzIIw49sUA, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/unmc.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_QOvE2Tw6QhahZzIIw49sUA<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clothes might not make the person, but they tell us stories about people\u2019s lives and what roles they play in society.&nbsp;An upcoming Health Sciences History Hour lecture&nbsp;will share&nbsp;the stories of UNMC nursing students through what they once wore.&nbsp; 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