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Mary Southcott and nursing in Newfoundland

Mary Southcott, portrait published in The Distaff, 1917.
Mary Southcott, portrait published in The Distaff, 1917. Mary Southcott · The Distaff, 1917 · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Mary Southcott, an educator, suffragist and nursing leader, led the campaign to professionalize nursing in early 20th-century Newfoundland. Trained in London, she founded the St. John’s General Hospital School of Nursing in 1903, the only one in Newfoundland until 1929, and helped raise standards, train midwives and found a professional association of nurses.

Scope & context

Southcott’s role as described in her designation.

Sources behind this record

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Mary Meager Southcott National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text