Sister Dora: A Biography [of Dorothy W. Pattison] (Hardcover)

First published in 1895, this book is a biography of Dorothy Pattison, a nurse who was known as 'Sister Dora' to her patients. She gained national attention for her work during the cholera epidemic of 1866 and was subsequently appointed superintendent of the Walsall Cottage Hospital. The book is a moving portrait of a pioneering woman and a valuable documentation of the early days of modern nursing.

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