Edith Madeira Papers, 1900-1951 bulk 1917-1919.

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Edith Madeira Papers, 1900-1951 bulk 1917-1919.

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The collection documents Madeira's journey to Palestine and her work in Palestine and surrounding regions. Madeira's papers are separated into a manuscript box, a scrapbook box, and a flat file. The collection primarily covers her nursing work and travel experiences from December 1917 to February 1919, with a few documents from 1901 and 1905, as well as a short biography written in 1951. Included in the collection are biographical notes, Madeira's typescript letters, a "Report for Nursing Service," memoirs, a scrapbook, and her nursing diploma and license. There is scant information on Madeira's personal life or her family. Edith Madeira (1865-1951) served as the chief nurse for the American Red Cross Commission to Palestine from June 1918 to January 1919. The Commission was formed "to look after the sickness and starvation of the civilian population in the occupied area of Palestine." The papers of Edith Madeira consist of typescript letters, 1917-1919; her "Report for Nursing Service" detailing the Commission's work in Palestine; Madeira's nursing diploma and license; memoirs detailing her voyage to Palestine, by way of South Africa and the Indian Ocean; memoirs featuring her service in Palestine and surrounding regions; and lastly, a scrapbook filled with photographs, memorabilia, and a few plant specimens.

2 boxes, 5 folders, 1 flat file, (0.4 linear feet)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 7274236

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Madeira, Edith, 1865-1951

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Edith Madeira, the daughter of Louis and Adeline Madeira, was born in 1865 in Philadelphia. In 1900, Madeira obtained a nursing degree from John Hopkins Hospital Training School in Baltimore, Maryland. She served as a nurse superintendent for Howard Hospital in Philadelphia and Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, New Jersey. Madeira also served as a public health nurse and was superintendent of the Visiting Nurse Association in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Waterbury, Connecticut. She died in 19...

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