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organizations appearing in the edition


American Committee for Devastated France:
Entry here for American Committee for Devastated France
Appears in:
To Miss Carr, 4 January 1919
To Katherine Breckinridge, 25 November 1919

 

American Committee for Relief in Belgium and France:
Breckinridge worked with this committee, also known by the abbreviation C.R.B., to provide meals for undernourished schoolchildren. She specifically mentions that two of those work nights were spent in Lille.
Appears in:
To Katherine Breckinridge, 25 November 1919

 

American Woman's Hospital:
Entry here for American Woman's Hospital
Appears in:
To Katherine Breckinridge, 23 March 1919
To Katherine Breckinridge, 1 May 1919
To Katherine Breckinridge, 18 May 1919

 

Assistance Publique:
The Assistance Publique served as the organizational system for hospitals across France. Breckinridge mentions the Assistance Publique being responsible for paying the physicians. Breckinridge wanted her practices and clinics to be adopted by the Assistance Publique.
Appears in:
To Katherine Breckinridge, 18 May 1919

 

Bloc National:
Entry here for Bloc National.
Appears in:
To Katherine Breckinridge, 1 May 1919

 

British Red Cross:
Breckinridge mentions being invited to a tea with the ladies of the British Red Cross to discuss their work in public health nursing. The British Red Cross was originally founded in 1870 to provide relief to those suffering during war times.
Appears in:
To Katherine Breckinridge, 18 May 1919

 

Care National Organization for Public Health Nursing:
Entry here for Care National Organization for Public Health Nursing
Appears in:
To Katherine Breckinridge, 18 May 1919

 

Chicago Political League:
Entry here for Chicago Political League
Appears in:
To Katherine Breckinridge, 29 June 1919

 

Comite Britannique of the French Red Cross:
This is a committee that Breckinridge had formed relationships with to discuss her ideas and plans regarding public health nursing and see how they align with theirs. They were stationed at a hospital nearby in Compiegne.
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Gouttes de Lait:
Gouttes de Lait is a private philanthropy that was run in larger city centers. The main goal was to provide milk for children, and also served as a place for children to get healthcare.
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Macmillan Company:
The Macmillan Company was the publishing company that would have worked with Mary Breckinridge to publish the book on Child Welfare that she turned down.
Appears in:
To Miss Carr, 4 January 1919

 

Public Health Nursing Serves:
The book on Child Welfare that Breckinridge refused to write due to her commitment to the American Committee for Devastated France was going to be written for this organization.
Appears in:
To Miss Carr, 4 January 1919