Significant Publications by Ellen N. La Motte

May 1901

“Early Struggles with Contagion,” American Journal of Nursing

Aug. 1904

“Piqures—The Italian Method of Giving Medicine,” Johns Hopkins Nurses Alumnae Magazine

Sept. 1904

“A Modern Italian Hospital,” American Journal of Nursing

Nov. 1904

“Private Nursing in Italy,” American Journal of Nursing

March 1905

“Hôpital Général, Rheims,” American Journal of Nursing

Nov. 1905

“Humor of the Districts,” Johns Hopkins Nurses Alumnae Magazine

Dec. 1905

“Tuberculosis Work of the Instructive Visiting Nurse Association of Baltimore,” American Journal of Nursing

Feb. 1906

“The American Tuberculosis Exhibition,” American Journal of Nursing

Feb. 1906

“Humor of the Districts,” Johns Hopkins Nurses Alumnae Magazine

Sept. 1906

“The Hotel-Dieu of Paris—An Historical Sketch,” Medical Library and Historical Journal

Dec. 1906

“The Danger of Sending Consumptives to the Country,” Johns Hopkins Nurses Alumnae Magazine

March 1907

“The Danger of Sending Consumptives to the Country,” Charities and Commons

Sept. 1907

“ ‘Light Work’ As a Factor in the Spread of Tuberculosis,” Charities and Commons

March 1908

“Some Phases of the Tuberculosis Question,” American Journal of Nursing

June 1908

“ ‘Light Work’ As a Factor in the Spread of Tuberculosis,” Maryland Medical Journal

Dec. 1908

“The Unteachable Consumptive,” Southern Workman

April 1909

“The Present Status of Tuberculosis Work among the Poor,” Maryland Medical Journal (coauthored with Mary E. Lent)

April 1909

“The Unteachable Consumptive,” Journal of the Outdoor Life

Aug. 1909

“Strawberries—Strawberries,” Survey

March 1910

“The Neglected Tuberculosis Child,” Journal of the Outdoor Life

April 1910

“The Present Attitude of the Tuberculosis Nurse towards Her Work,” Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital

Jan. 1911

“Milk and Eggs for Consumptives” Journal of the Outdoor Life

Oct. 1911

“The Nurse as a Social Worker,” Visiting Nurse Quarterly

Aug. 1912

“Municipal Care of Tuberculosis,” American Journal of Nursing

Oct. 1912

“The Value of Record Keeping,” Visiting Nurse Quarterly

July 27, 1913

“While Britain Prays, Her Militants Sing Their Hymns of War,” Baltimore Sun

Aug. 10, 1913

“Miss La Motte Takes Tea with Militant Leaders in London Town,” Baltimore Sun

Aug. 31, 1913

“Wherein Miss La Motte Forces Man to Assume Silly Position,” Baltimore Sun

Sept. 7, 1913

“Caught in Suffragette Riot, Ellen N. La Motte, of Baltimore, Is Knocked Down and Then—Well, She Writes about It,” Baltimore Sun

Sept. 28, 1913

“Ellen La Motte Insulted on Crowded London Street,” Baltimore Sun

Oct. 26, 1913

“Miss La Motte Sees Reason in Blood,” Baltimore Sun

1915

The Tuberculosis Nurse: Her Function and Her Qualifications (New York: Putnam)

April 1915

“Experiences in the American Ambulance Hospital, Neuilly, France,” American Journal of Nursing (not published under her own name)

July 10, 1915

“An American Nurse in Paris,” Survey

Nov. 1915

“Under Shell-Fire at Dunkirk,” Atlantic Monthly

May 1916

“Under Shell Fire,” Johns Hopkins Nurses Alumnae Magazine

Aug. 1916

“Heroes,” Atlantic Monthly

Sept. 1916

The Backwash of War: The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse (New York and London: Putnam)

Oct. 1916

“A Joy Ride,” Atlantic Monthly

Nov. 1916

“Heroes,” Johns Hopkins Nurses Alumnae Magazine

1918

“Under Shell-Fire at Dunkirk,” in War Readings (New York: Scribner)

Dec. 1918

“Under a Wine-Glass,” Century

1919

Peking Dust (New York: Century)

1919

Civilization: Tales of the Orient (New York: Doran)

1919

“Under a Wine-Glass,” in The Best Short Stories of 1919 (Boston: Small, Maynard)

March 1919

“The Yellow Streak,” Century

April 1919

“Homesick,” Century

Aug. 1919

“Peking Dust,” Overland Monthly

Oct. 1919

“The Golden Stars,” Century

1920

The Opium Monopoly (New York: Macmillan)

Feb. 1920

“The Ruins of Angkor,” Harper’s Magazine

Aug. 1920

“The Malay Girl,” Century

Sept. 1920

“Widows and Orphans,” Century

Dec. 1921

“The Pan-Asian Movement,” Foreign Affairs

June 1922

“America and the Opium Trade,” Atlantic Monthly

1924

The Ethics of Opium (New York: Century)

Sept. 1924

“Opium and England,” Nation

Nov. 1924

“Opium at Geneva,” Survey

1925

Snuffs and Butters (New York: Century)

Feb. 1925

“The Deadlock at Geneva,” Nation

May 1925

“The Americans Wouldn’t Compromise!” Nation

Sept. 1926

“Opium—Up to Date,” Nation

Jan. 1927

“A Desert Owl,” Atlantic Monthly

June 1927

“The Opium Trade at Geneva,” Nation

March 1928

“Italy Fights Opium,” Nation

June 3, 1928

“Mantle of Secrecy Placed About Dope Evil by League,” New York American

July 1928

“Opium Leaks Through,” Nation

Aug. 1928

“Hidden Treasure,” Atlantic Monthly

Dec. 1928

“Opium-Smoking in the Far East,” Nation

1929

Opium in Geneva: Or How the Opium Problem Is Handled by the League of Nations (New York: self-pub.)

May 1929

“Drug ‘Limitation’ in the United States,” Nation

June 1929

“Drugs at Geneva,” Nation

July 1929

“The Opium Problem,” American Journal of Nursing

March 1930

“The Christmas Boat,” Harper’s Magazine

March 1931

“The Three Widows—The True Story of an International Crisis,” Harper’s Magazine

April 1931

“A Coronation in Abyssinia,” Harper’s Magazine

May 1931

“Opium—China’s Ancient Enemy,” Nation

April 1932

“ ‘Limiting’ Drug Manufacture,” Nation

Feb. 1934

“Manchukuo and the Opium Trade,” Nation

Aug. 1934

The Backwash of War, republished in a new edition (New York: Putnam)