Ethel Gordon Fenwick
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Ethel Gordon Fenwick (née Manson; 26 January 1857 – 13 March 1947) was a British nurse who played a major role in the History of Nursing in the United Kingdom. She campaigned to procure a nationally recognised certificate for nursing, to safeguard the title "Nurse", and lobbied Parliament to pass a law to control nursing and limit it to "registered" nurses only.
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Ethel Gordon Fenwick | |
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Born | Ethel Gordon Manson (1857-01-26)26 January 1857 |
Died | 13 March 1947(1947-03-13) (aged 90) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Nurse |
Known for | President of the International Council of Nurses |
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