At about this time, she also received the Royal British Nurses' Association
's silver medal, presented by Princess Christian
(Queen Victoria's fifth child, known in her family as Lenchen).
Baigent, Elizabeth. “Kate Marsden: 18591931”. Geographers Biobibliographical Studies, edited by Hayden Lorimer and Charles W. J. Withers, Continuum, pp. 63-92.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Queen Victoria
QV
gave birth to Princess Helena Augusta Victoria
, her fifth child, commonly known as Lenchen.
Munich, Adrienne. Queen Victoria’s Secrets. Columbia University Press.
Munich, Adrienne. Queen Victoria’s Secrets. Columbia University Press.
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Timeline
1872: The Royal School of Art Needlework was founded...
Building item
1872
The Royal School of Art Needlework
was founded by Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
, daughter of Queen Victoria (formerly known as Princess Helena).
1885: Queen Victoria sent a £500 donation to the...
10 December 1887: Mrs Ethel Fenwick, with twenty-nine hospital...
Building item
10 December 1887
Mrs Ethel Fenwick
, with twenty-nine hospital matrons, officially named and founded the British Nurses' Association
; this was the first organized attempt by nurses to improve the status of their profession.