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BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Niskala, Dr. Helen (1926-2018) Back to all Biographical Files See Helen Niskala fonds 25 Helen Niskala graduated with a Diploma in Nursing from Toronto Western Hospital in 1951, where she worked from 1952 to 1957. She spent the 1957-58 year at the...
by admin | Nov 13, 2024
BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Owen (nee Ford), Alice E. (1913-2003) Back to all Biographical Files Alice, the great-niece of Florence Nightingale, recalls accompanying a brain injured/blind patient to Denmark as one of her most memorable experiences. Born in Humboldt,...
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BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Oxholm (nee Oliver), Sheila (1937- Back to all Biographical Files Sheila grew up in an English mining family. She graduated from Dudley Road Hospital in Birmingham, obtained a Diploma in Respiratory Disease and SRM in Midwifery, with further...
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BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Paton, Nora ( -2018) Back to all Biographical Files See OH 146 Born and raised in Kenora, Nora had a varied career as a neurological nurse, chief negotiator for the BC Nurses’ Union and a vice-chairman of the BC Labour relations board. She also...
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BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Patterson (nee Branscombe), Emily Susan (1835 -1909) Back to all Biographical Files See Memorial Nursing Portrait collection, Fonds 18, Series 3, Subseries 7 Nora Duncan immortalized Emily Patterson in her poem “The Heroine of Moodyville” for her...
