Letter to Jane Senior 1873-10-31 Nightingale argues that Dr. Bridges’s proposed “Duties” create confusion by making nurses answerable to several authorities instead of reporting directly to the matron. She warns that the matron is reduced to a powerless subordinate while the Medical Officer is made supreme over nursing and administration, a structure she believes unworkable and harmful. She insists that clear authority and strong matron-led nursing are essential for any effective infirmary system. Nightingale, Florence 1820-1910 Creator cre letter (correspondence) History of Nursing Nursing--History United Kingdom High Victorian text kumc-nightingale:135https://digital.lib.ku.edu/kumc-nightingale/135kumc.cl.fn18731031senior 6 pp. paper electronic image/tiff reformatted digital Clendening History of Medicine Library University of Kansas Medical Center No known copyright kumc-nightingale_135_MODS MODS record generated from metadata captured by Clendening History of Medicine Library. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries. eng 2025-12