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Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, better known as Sister Dora (16 January 1832 – 24 December 1878), was a 19th-century Anglican nun and nurse who worked in Walsall, Staffordshire . Life [ edit]
Learn about Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, a pioneer nurse who cared for Walsall's people and became known as Sister Dora. Discover how she was honoured by a steam engine and a modern diesel locomotive named after her.
She took the name Sister Dora. The sisters’ duties included nursing patients in the Cottage Hospital at Coatham, and the Cottage Hospital at Walsall. One of Sister Dora’s heroes was Florence Nightingale and so the idea of nursing the sick must have greatly appealed to her.
May 20, 2024 · Sister Dora. 1977 - United Kingdom. Ever since she was 12, Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison (16 January 1832) wanted to become a nurse. The youngest daughter of Reverend Mark James Pattison and his wife, Jane, (who produced 12 offspring), her childhood was overshadowed by her father's mental health issues and domineering personality.
Jul 10, 2019 · ONE of the most celebrated figures in Black Country History, is Sister Dora, Walsall’s nursing heroine. She was born Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison in 1832 in Hauxwell, Yorkshire, and in 1864 she became an Anglican nun, joining the Sisterhood of the Good Samaritan.
May 4, 2010 · Sister Dora was an Anglican sister who arrived in the town in 1865 to work as a nurse at the cottage hospital. The hospital was overcrowded and understaffed, but her...
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Jun 25, 2014 · It was the day Walsall honoured Sister Dora by unveiling a grand statue of her on The Bridge in front of the George Hotel. Sister Dora was revered by everyone in the town, rich and poor, most definitely the latter, during her relatively short stay.
