Ida F. Butler
Ida F. Butler | |
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Born | |
Died | November 3, 1949 | (aged 81)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Hartford Hospital Nursing School |
Occupation | American Red Cross nurse |
Ida de Fatio Butler (March 18, 1868 – March 11, 1949) was an American nurse.[1] She graduated from the Hartford Hospital Nursing School in 1901.[2]
Butler organized two hospitals in FranceLyons, France.[5]
From 1936 to 1939 Butler was the National Nursing Director for the American Red Cross.[2][6] In January 1937, she was responsible for sending 3,600 nurses from the Red Cross to deal with the aftermath of a flood.[7] She was the fifteenth American recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international distinction for nurses and granted to those who have made exceptional contributions to their profession, with which she was honored in 1937.[8][9]
She died in West Hartford, Connecticut.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b c "Butler, Ida (1868–1949) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ a b "Ida F. Butler, Red Cross Nurse · Hartford Women in World War I · Digital History 511: Theory & Practice". library.ccsu.edu.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary for Ida F. Butler (Aged 80)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 12 March 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- JSTOR 3405330.
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- ^ "The Red Cross Courier". American National Red Cross. 1948.
- ^ Carry on. The League. 1949.
External links
- Media related to Ida F. Butler at Wikimedia Commons
- Ida F. Butler at Find a Grave