Royal College of Midwives

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Family and Intimate relationships Eleanor Rathbone
Another of ER 's cousins, Rosalind Paget , was a nurse at the London Hospital and became a co-founder of the Midwives' Institute (Royal College of Midwives ), which was established in 1881.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray, Brian Harrison, and Lawrence Goldman, editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
under Dame (Mary) Rosalind Paget
Occupation Barbara Cartland
In 1957 BC became president of the Hertfordshire Branch of the Royal College of Midwives .
Mussell, Kay. Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers. Vinson, James and Daniel Lane KirkpatrickEditors , Macmillan, 1982.
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She founded and served as president of the National Association of Health in 1965.
Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series. Gale Research, 1981.
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Timeline

1872
The Obstetrical Association of Midwives , an autonomous body, precursor to the Royal College of Midwives , was developed to campaign for better standing for female midwives.
1880
The Matrons' Aid or Trained Midwives' Registration Society was founded in London by Louisa M. Hubbard .
1880
The Matrons' Aid or Trained Midwives' Registration Society was founded in London by Louisa M. Hubbard .
1887
The Midwives' Institute developed a library and the first midwifery journal.
1898
Women's Co-operative Guild supported the call for legislation to register midwives made by the Midwives' Institute .