Celebrating the contributions of Black nurses to nursing's history

When my publisher asked if I'd be interested in writing a history book about Black nurses, I immediately said yes. I've been writing Black history books for children since 2009 and I was thrilled to write a book about the history of Black nursing. I had no idea that this would be the most challenging book I've ever had to research and write!

It would have been so much easier to write a book about Black nurses who have contributed to Britain since the formation of our NHS because there is now more evidence available. Since the use of technology to document oral history interviews gained popularity in the 1960s and Black History Month was established in the late 1980s, some of the more recent histories about Black nurses have been recorded. However, I was determined to write a book that would give readers information about some of the less-well-known earlier parts of Black nursing history.