Ellen Alice Anderson
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Ellen Alice Anderson (22 June 1882 – 4 February 1978) was a New Zealand district nurse. She was born in Eketahuna, Wairarapa, New Zealand on 22 June 1882.[1]
Early Life
Alice (as she was known) was the sixth child of Swedish immigrants Anders and Johanna (Manson) Anderson. Her father cleared a 40-acre section on which he built a home for his family. She achieved 7th standard certificate in 1897 at Eketahuna School, and confirmed in 1899, by Frederick Wallis, bishop of Wellington, in the newly built St Cuthberts Church. She remained a committed parishoner and benefactor of St Cuthberts until her death.
After a 12 year career as a hospital nurse, in 1919 the Masterton Hospital Board appointed Alice Anderson district nurse at Eketahuna, where she worked for 14 years. She died in Palmerston North on 4 February 1978.
Legacy and Quote
The Eketahuna Museum was founded in her home following her death and her collection of papers, clothes and antiques were among its first exhibits.
As she attended to the victim of an accident who was in the hospital, the victim recalled her to say, "Well, I don't think either of us are going to get any sleep. We might as well smoke." [1]
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