B for buttons as well - lots of them on her uniform.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
ABC Wednesday - B
...is for bronze bust. This bronze bust of Georgina Pope is part of the Valiants Memorial near the National War Memorial in Ottawa. In 1899, Pope led a group of nurses in the South African War. She was the first Canadian to receive the Royal Red Cross, and in 1908, she became Canada's first Nursing Matron having charge of all Canadian military nurses. At age 55, in poor health, she went overseas once again in 1917 to work near Ypres, one of the battlefields of the First World War. Pope was a native of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and a graduate of the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing in New York.
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A beautiful statues and I like the way you caught the light on her face. - Margy
ReplyDeleteNeat picture and great history lesson.
ReplyDeleteGeorgina Pope sounds like a wonderful and strong woman.
ReplyDeleteWe have our own nursing heroine, Edith Cavell, who did sterling work in the first world war, and was executed for helping prisoners to escape.
Girl Power! She looks like a strong woman, which she appearantly was. Nice photo, interesting post.
ReplyDeleteClever B-post. I din`t think of that ;)
ReplyDeleteNice photo... I like the side view... enjoyed the info...
ReplyDeleteWonderful post! There is so much to learn...I value the information posted. And the photo is superb -
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