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Elizabeth Smellie: Canada's Florence Nightingale

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Catalogue Number:  RTV023
Producer:  RESEARCHTV INC.
Producers:  Saxberg, Kelly
Directors:  Saxberg, Kelly
Producing Agencies:  ResearchTV In.
Subject:  Biography, Canadian History, Canadian Social Studies, Canadian World Studies, Documentary, History, Nursing, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociology, Women's Studies, World History
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2022
Running Time:  5:41


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In this short film, Dr. Nathan Hatton of the Lakehead University Department of History describes the remarkable life and accomplishments of Elizabeth Smellie, a field nurse in the First World War who quickly rose through the ranks and became the first female colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces.


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