Historical Dolls: A Deaconess of Kaiserworth

999.17.27

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Historical Dolls: A Deaconess of Kaiserworth

Description

In 1845, Florence Nightingale In 1845 decided to become a nurse In defiance of societal expectations and strong family objections. She obtained the only available education at the Institute for Protestant Deaconesses at Kaiserworth, Germany.

In 1854, she proceeded to Scutari in the Crimea, along with 38 nurses she had personally educated.

Museum Item Identifier

999.17.27

Museum Item Information

Sub-Collection

Historical Dolls by VGH Students

Accession Number

999.17.27

Creator

VGH Students (cl. '46) Under Direction of Elizabeth (Scoones) Steward

Location

Boxes 1 and 2 / Dolls

Item Qualities

Decade Depicted

Pre-1890

Year Created

1947-1950

Date

January 16, 1946

Doll Collection