Running Out of Patience documents the Victorian nurses' strike of 1986, revealing various myths and stereotypes which have managed to pigeonhole women as saints first and unionists second.

‘Rather than eliminating DIY dentistry, the Treasury is ensuring we keep seeing horrors that belong in the Victorian era ... dental nurses, hygienists and therapists - also found that ...

If you were born into the Middle or Upper classes in the Victorian era, you would usually have been brought up by nurses and governesses. Parents didn't always have much contact with their children.