se , ▁historian ▁of ▁n urs ing , ▁and ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁social ▁change . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mon ica ▁Bal y ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁H ilda ' s ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Bal y ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁County ▁Council ▁F ever ▁Hospital ▁followed ▁by ▁professional ▁n urs ing ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁Hospital . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁chief ▁n urs ing ▁officer ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁N urs ing . ▁Bal y ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁activ ist ▁working ▁toward ▁fair ▁living ▁w ages ▁for ▁n urs es ▁through ▁the ▁" R a ise ▁the ▁Ro of " ▁campaign , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 2 % ▁pay ▁raise . ▁Bal y ▁lect ured ▁on ▁social ▁policy ▁and ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁n urs ing ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁N urs es ▁and ▁author ed ▁N urs ing ▁and ▁Social ▁Change ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Bal y ▁founded ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁N urs ing ▁Society ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁N urs ing , ▁and ▁founded ▁a ▁journal ▁for ▁n urs ing ▁history . ▁She ▁left ▁money ▁for ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁death s ▁Category : N urs es ▁from ▁London ▁Category : English ▁medical ▁histor ians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁English