Fieldhouse, Norma

During WW II Norma was a Nursing Sister with the Air Force in Europe.  After the war she attended UBC, earning her Diploma in Public Health Nursing in 1947.  She also earned a certificate in Teaching and Supervision from St. Paul’s, a bachelor’s degree in history (her first love), and a Masters in nursing from Columbia.

Norma initiated a program in nursing at a community college in Kitchener, and a community clinic in Toronto.  She was head nurse at Toronto Western Hospital for a year following the war, and later worked in Public Health in North and West Vancouver.

Contents of Biographical File

  • Biography from “1940’s Amazing Alumni Stories” on Internet