Flora Masson

Flora Masson
Born 1856
Died c. 4 October 1937
Nationality British
Parents
  • David Masson (father)
  • Emily Rosaline Orme (mother)

Flora Masson (1856 – c. 4 October 1937) [1] was a Scottish suffragette, nurse, writer and an editor.

Early life

Flora Masson was born 1856 as the oldest of four children [2]. She was first of three daughters of Professor David Masson and Emily Rosaline Orme.[3] She trained as a nurse at St. Thomas's Hospital, London and later worked at the Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and the Eastern Fever Hospital, Homerton (now Homerton University Hospital) as a matron.

Campaigning for women's suffrage

She campaigned for female enfranchisement with her sister Rosaline and was a close friend of Florence Nightingale. [2]

World War I

She was awarded the Royal Red Cross of the 1st class "in recognition of valuable services under “ The British Red Cross Society,” or “ Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England,” rendered in connection with the war". [4]

Publications

Editor

  • Memories of London in the 'Forties (1908)
  • Memories of Two Cities (1911)

Writer

  • The Heart Is Highland (1932)
  • Charles Lamb (1913)
  • The Brontes (1912)

See also

References

  1. ↑ The biographical dictionary of Scottish women : from the earliest times to 2004. Ewan, Elizabeth., Innes, Sue., Reynolds, Sian. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 2006. ISBN 9780748626601. OCLC 367680960.
  2. 1 2 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. 4 October 1937. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  3. ↑ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  4. ↑ Fenwick, Bedford, ed. (24 May 1919). "Honours for Nurses" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 62: 347. Retrieved 8 June 2018 – via Royal College of Nursing's archive.
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