Myra Louise Taylor
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Myra Louise Taylor nurse born Bay Roberts
, Newfoundland
, Canada
, the youngest of nine children of Eliza Hannah Manston Calpin and Richard Henegar Taylor. April 1916 Taylor was appointed superintendent of nurses and of the school of nursing at the General Hospital
of St. John's
.
Educated at Church of England Academy, Bay Roberts then in 1907 she went onto the new school of nursing located in St. John's. Immediately upon her graduation in 1910, she was appointed head nurse of the surgical wards of the St. John's General Hospital. She resigned her position in October 1911 to study midwifery at Queen Charlotte Maternity Hospital, London where Taylor received a diploma from the Central Midwives Board of England
and Wales
. Taylor then went to St. Bartholomew's Hospital where she obtained a diploma in Swedish massage, returning to Newfoundland
in August 1913.
Upon her return to Newfoundland she did private duty nursing and in 1914 she volunteered her services and was placed in charge of caring for the survivors of the SS Newfoundland
sealing disaster. Taylor was often employed by the St. John Ambulance Corps in St. John's where she became divisional superintendent of the Avalon Nursing Division, then on April 1, 1916 she was appointed to succeed Mary Southcott as superintendent of nurses and the School of Nursing at the St. John's General Hospital.
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bay Roberts is located on the north shore of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
, Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
Canada
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, the youngest of nine children of Eliza Hannah Manston Calpin and Richard Henegar Taylor. April 1916 Taylor was appointed superintendent of nurses and of the school of nursing at the General Hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
of St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
.
Educated at Church of England Academy, Bay Roberts then in 1907 she went onto the new school of nursing located in St. John's. Immediately upon her graduation in 1910, she was appointed head nurse of the surgical wards of the St. John's General Hospital. She resigned her position in October 1911 to study midwifery at Queen Charlotte Maternity Hospital, London where Taylor received a diploma from the Central Midwives Board of England
England
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and Wales
Wales
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. Taylor then went to St. Bartholomew's Hospital where she obtained a diploma in Swedish massage, returning to Newfoundland
Dominion of Newfoundland
The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland...
in August 1913.
Upon her return to Newfoundland she did private duty nursing and in 1914 she volunteered her services and was placed in charge of caring for the survivors of the SS Newfoundland
SS Newfoundland
SS Newfoundland was a sealing ship which lost 78 sealers on the ice during extreme weather conditions in March 1914 which claimed lives from three sealing ships in an event known as the 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster....
sealing disaster. Taylor was often employed by the St. John Ambulance Corps in St. John's where she became divisional superintendent of the Avalon Nursing Division, then on April 1, 1916 she was appointed to succeed Mary Southcott as superintendent of nurses and the School of Nursing at the St. John's General Hospital.
Awards
- October 1923 - Her name entered on the rolls of the General Nursing Council of England and Wales.
- May 1932 - Named fellow of the British College of Nurses.
- President of the General Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association.
- 1919 at the inauguration of the Newfoundland Midwifery Board she was on the executive.
- Volunteer for Child Welfare Association.
- Volunteer for the Girls' Friendly Society.