Preface Chapter I From Separate to Active Spheres. Women in the Nineteenth Century; The Modem Nursing Movement; The Woman Suffrage Movement; Chapter II Emancipation Through Organization; The Superintendents' Society and its Impact on the Nursing Profession; The Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada and the Concerns of Women in the Nursing Profession; The Associated Alumnae and the Superintendents' Society Affiliate as the American Federation of Nurses; Associated Alumnae Establish the American Journal of Nursing; The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses and the Concerns of Women of Color in the Nursing Profession; National Organization for Public Health Nursing; Professional Organizations Find Their Political Voice; Chapter III The Formative Years: Nursing and Suffrage, 1893-1910; Chapter IV The Expanding Years: Nursing Supports Suffrage, 1911-1920; First Years After the Doldrums; Nurses Support Woman Suffrage; Chapter V Taking Charge; Nursism