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The Joy of Doing Right
The Life and Humanitarian Work of Dr Hilda Clark (1881â1955)
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Hilda Clark was born into a Quaker family committed to social reform â anti-slavery campaigners and champions of womenâs rights. Her powerful female family role-models, together with her religious faith, led Clark to become a doctor and to dedicate the rest of her life to administering medical and other humanitarian aid to civilian populations suffering the effects of war. Accompanied by her lifelong partner, midwife and fellow aid worker, Edith Pye, she established medical facilities and organised aid projects for starving and displaced civilian populations during and after two world wars. She was described by all those who knew her â admirers and critics alike â as an inspiring leader with remarkable organizational skills, humble, and devoid of personal ambition. She was driven, above all, by the simple âjoy of doing rightâ.
Linda Palfreeman, Ph.D. University of Leeds, teaches at the University CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain and researches the history of humanitarian aid. Her publications include Friends in Flanders: Humanitarian Aid Administered by the Friends' Ambulance Unit (Liverpool University Press, 2017).
Preface
Introduction
â1âHilda Clark: a Child of Sparkling Vitality and Lover of All Living Things â2âWomenâs Rights and Medicine ⦠and Other Affairs â3âWar Breaks Out in Europe â4âThe Friendsâ War Victimsâ Relief Committee Sets Out for France â5âLa Maternité Anglaise, Châlons-sur-Marne â6âHumanitarian Aid in Postwar Vienna â7âStriving for Peace amidst the Rise of Fascism
â8âPeace at Last References
Index
Introduction
â1âHilda Clark: a Child of Sparkling Vitality and Lover of All Living Things â2âWomenâs Rights and Medicine ⦠and Other Affairs â3âWar Breaks Out in Europe â4âThe Friendsâ War Victimsâ Relief Committee Sets Out for France â5âLa Maternité Anglaise, Châlons-sur-Marne â6âHumanitarian Aid in Postwar Vienna â7âStriving for Peace amidst the Rise of Fascism
â8âPeace at Last References
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This book would of be of interest to those interested in the history of women, of Quakers, and of medical and humanitarian aid during wartime, as well as those who enjoy biographies.