Violet Mond, Baroness Melchett
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Born | Violet Florence Mabel Goetze 27 December 1867 |
Died | 25 September 1945 | (aged 77)
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Humanitarian, activist |
Violet Florence Mabel Mond, Baroness Melchett,
Violet Goetze was the daughter of Rosina Hariet (née Bentley; died 1877) and James D. Goetze (died 1911).
The couple had four children: Eva Violet (who married Gerald Isaacs), Henry Ludwig, Mary Angela, and Norah Jean.
As a member of the Women's Work Sub-Committee, Lady Mond was asked to undertake the gathering of information on home hospitals. She appears to have been diligent with regard to this responsibility, and drew up a questionnaire to be circulated.[citation needed]
In the autumn of 1914, Sir Alfred Mond had enthusiastically supported a scheme proposed by Herbert J. Paterson for a hospital for officers. Paterson had already been turned down by the medical authorities of the War Office, as they did not believe in his theory that serious wounds could be cured without the trauma of amputation, given the right environmental conditions and care.
Reportedly, Mond took only two minutes to give the idea his assent and financial backing, and the Queen Alexandra's Hospital for Officers at Highgate was established. The hospital received nine hundred of the worst cases, and "its reputation and record were both noble and happy. Original surgical treatments were evolved and many officers owe the full use of their limbs to ... the care in convalescence at Melchet Court." [citation needed]
Violet Mond had turned her country home,
She was also heavily involved in infant welfare, chairing the Violet Melchett Centre, a combined infant welfare centre,
Footnotes
- ^ Historic England. "Goetze Grave in Paddington Cemetery (1389534)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ Obituary, The Times, 27 September 1945
References
- Obituary, The Times, 27 September 1945