The American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the history of nursing in various ways, using history to achieve adequate recognition for professional nurses and the pioneers of nursing, and shaping values and beliefs in nursing in the context of history.[1][2] The association sponsors an annual autumn conference on nursing history and publishes the annual Nursing History Review.[1] The American Association for the History of Nursing provides important historical resources for helping nurses understand the importance of their profession.[3]