Isabella is a DPhil in International Relations candidate at Merton College, supervised by Professor Patricia Owens. Her research explores how gender informs the creation of expertise as a source of power in international relations by examining the lives and work of five historic nurses between 1850 and 1950. This work is an expansion of her MPhil thesis, which analysed the pioneering work of early 20th-century nurse and social reformer Lillian Wald. She is grateful for the support of the Clarendon Scholarship and Merton College for funding this research.