Inglis, Helen Clyde (1867–1945)

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Inglis, Helen Clyde (1867–1945)

New Zealand nurse, midwife, teacher, hospital matron, and political activist. Born Nov 15, 1867, in Christchurch, New Zealand; died Feb 12, 1945, in Eastbourne, New Zealand; dau. of John Inglis (merchant) and Jane Anne (Eames) Inglis.

After teaching at Christchurch Girls' High School, trained as nurse in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (1900) and as midwife in Glasgow Maternity Hospital (1904); became assistant matron at St Helens Hospital, Wellington (1906) and matron (1913–23); was 1st matron of St Helens Hospital, Christchurch (1907–10); appointed matron of Te Waikato Sanatorium near Hamilton (1910); helped form Canterbury Trained Nurses' Association (1908); active in New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association (NZTNA), from 1909; based on fear that proposed legislation would lead to refusal of other countries to recognize qualifications of New Zealand nurses, led unsuccessful opposition to Nurses and Midwives Registration Amendment Act, but managed to secure safeguards in bill (1930).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).

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