Betsi Cadwaladr | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Cadwaladr 24 May 1789 Llanycil, near Bala, Wales |
| Died | 17 July 1860 (aged 71) London |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Years active | 1855 |
Betsi Cadwaladr (24 May 1789 – 17 July 1860), also known as Beti Cadwaladr[1] Betsi Davis,[2] and Elizabeth Davis[3] was a Welsh nurse. She began nursing on travelling ships in her 30s (1820s) and later nursed in the Crimean War alongside Florence Nightingale.[4]
Her name today is synonymous with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Welsh: Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr), the largest health organisation in Wales. In 2016, she was named as one of "the 50 greatest Welsh men and women of all time" [5]
One of the few sources for her life is the book 'Autobiography of Elizabeth Davis', published in 1857. This was based on a series of interviews with the author Jane Williams towards the end of Cadwaladr's life.[6]
- ^ Welsh National Heroes by Alun Roberts, Y Lolfa, 2002
- ^ "'Other' Crimea War nurse honoured". BBC News. 2 August 2012.
- ^ Board, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health. "Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - Who Was Betsi Cadwaladr?". www.wales.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Radio Cymru, a conversation with Lyn Ebenezer, published in the Cwrs Uwch, Bangor University, 2003
- ^ "The 50 Greatest Welsh Men and Women of All Time". Wales Online. 6 June 2016.
- ^ Williams, Jane (2007). Betsy Cadwaladyr : a Balaclava Nurse : an autobiography of Elizabeth Davis. Dinas Powys : Honno. ISBN 9781870206914.