About Kathryn McPherson Kathryn McPherson is an associate professor in the Department of History and the School of Women's Studies at York University. Books by Kathryn McPherson Gendered Pasts Historical Essays in Femininity and Masculinity in Canada edited by Kathryn McPherson, Cecilia Morgan & Nancy Forestell Bedside Matters The Transformation of Canadian Nursing, 1900-1990 by (author) Kathryn McPherson Canadian Woman Studies An Introductory Reader edited by Nuzhat Amin, Frances Beer & Kathryn McPherson