- the reality of practicing medicine in China in 1907. My great-grandmother Olga Styrelius arrived in China in November 1905 and was almost immediately sent out into the field. In fact, she did not - as per ususal - get the possibility to go to the womens' seminar in Yangchow to learn Chinese before being... Continue Reading →
When my great-grandmother Olga started to train as a nurse in Glasgow in 1901, she combined practical work with formal classes at Govan Parochial Hospital. During "three years, three months and four days" she worked her way through her training and, apparently, quickly showed that she had a natural aptitude for nursing as she advanced... Continue Reading →
