Comments | laurab1: A few things for "The Torchwood Girls"

laurab1

A few things for "The Torchwood Girls"

May 23, 2008 10:20

I think I'm nearly done, on the whole story. I'm currently on 22,800+ words, and the final word count is likely to be about 26,000 words ( Read more... )

torchwood girls fic research

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persiflage_1 May 23 2008, 09:58:48 UTC

1 - I'd have guessed longer than 10 hours. Have you tried contacting someone at the museum down in Didcot to see if they can give you an idea?

2 - no clue - again, I'd try contacting someone at LSE to find out. Just tell them you're doing some research, without specifying it's for fanfic !

3 - again with the cluelessness - I'm jolly helpful today, aren't I?! o_O

laurab1 May 23 2008, 10:02:59 UTC

Thank you for the suggestions :)

persiflage_1 May 23 2008, 10:06:27 UTC

Welcome !

aeron_lanart May 23 2008, 10:49:09 UTC

I'm not sure if 'paper' qualifications were that important in nursing back then. You had to do your training to become a registered nurse from fairly early on in the 20th century but after that I think it was more of a question of experience and being in the right place at the right time. I've not been able to find out anything concrete about how nurses advanced in their careers at that time, or what training would have been involved. I'll have a mooch around when I have time. Both of the hospitals I've worked in since qualifying were around pre WWI so I should be able to find out *something*.

laurab1 May 23 2008, 11:30:46 UTC

Thank you for all that :)

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laurab1 May 23 2008, 12:17:12 UTC

Thank you for all of that :)

Just a minor thing - it was actually quicker to get from London to Edinburgh by steam train than it is now.

Really? Wow. I'll send her Cardiff to London and then London to Edinburgh, then.

Jack's sending Joan to uni in 1920, to train to be a doctor.