摘要：The evolution of nursing throughout history has been marked by its nature mainly female. Through the example of public health nurses of the interwar period, we have analyzed their contribution to community health initiatives that were launched in Spain in the 1920 and 1930, and we addressed the constraints of gender determined their activity and its emergence as a professional group. The research has two sides view the same reality; on one hand the unique contribution of nurses to the health of the population, and the other hand, the obstacles and difficulties linked to their feminine nature, and that have reached our days perpetuating situations of inequality and discrimination.
其他摘要：The evolution of nursing throughout history has been marked by its nature mainly female. Through the example of public health nurses of the interwar period, we have analyzed their contribution to community health initiatives that were launched in Spain in the 1920 and 1930, and we addressed the constraints of gender determined their activity and its emergence as a professional group. The research has two sides view the same reality; on one hand the unique contribution of nurses to the health of the population, and the other hand, the obstacles and difficulties linked to their feminine nature, and that have reached our days perpetuating situations of inequality and discrimination.
关键词：Enfermería de salud pública;Género;Profesionalización;España;Período de entreguerras (1925-1939)
其他关键词：Public health nursing;Gender;Professionalism;Spain;The interwar period (1925-1939)
