An Evening with Suzanne Stirke Sister Dora – The Book and the Research
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📖✨ Discussion Evening ✨📖
An Evening with Suzanne Stirke
Sister Dora – The Book and the Research
Who was Sister Dora, and why was she once regarded as one of the most admired nurses in Victorian Britain?
Join us at Snape Institute for a fascinating discussion evening with author Suzanne Stirke, whose extensive research has explored the life and legacy of the remarkable woman known as Sister Dora. Suzanne Stirke is a distant relative of Sister Dora and has recently published a book examining her extraordinary story.
👩⚕️ Born in Yorkshire as Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison in 1832, Sister Dora devoted her life to nursing and caring for the sick and injured in the industrial town of Walsall. She became renowned for her compassion, courage and dedication to patients.
🏥 Working in hospitals during the height of the Industrial Revolution, she cared for countless victims of industrial accidents and epidemic disease, earning immense respect from the local community.
🌟 So highly regarded was Sister Dora that, following her death in 1878, she became the first non-royal woman in Britain to have a public statue erected in her honour, a testament to the impact she made on people's lives.
📚 Hear about the research behind the book, the challenges of uncovering a Victorian life, and the enduring legacy of a woman often described as Walsall's own Florence Nightingale.
Whether you're interested in local history, social history, family research, nursing, or inspiring Victorian lives, this promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking evening.
📅 Friday 20 November 2026
🕢 7:30 pm
📍 Snape Institute
👋 Everyone welcome!
#SnapeInstitute #SisterDora #SuzanneStirke #LocalHistory #VictorianHistory #FamilyHistory #NursingHistory #BookTalk #CommunityEvents 📖👩⚕️✨🏥📜
An Evening with Suzanne Stirke
Sister Dora – The Book and the Research
Who was Sister Dora, and why was she once regarded as one of the most admired nurses in Victorian Britain?
Join us at Snape Institute for a fascinating discussion evening with author Suzanne Stirke, whose extensive research has explored the life and legacy of the remarkable woman known as Sister Dora. Suzanne Stirke is a distant relative of Sister Dora and has recently published a book examining her extraordinary story.
👩⚕️ Born in Yorkshire as Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison in 1832, Sister Dora devoted her life to nursing and caring for the sick and injured in the industrial town of Walsall. She became renowned for her compassion, courage and dedication to patients.
🏥 Working in hospitals during the height of the Industrial Revolution, she cared for countless victims of industrial accidents and epidemic disease, earning immense respect from the local community.
🌟 So highly regarded was Sister Dora that, following her death in 1878, she became the first non-royal woman in Britain to have a public statue erected in her honour, a testament to the impact she made on people's lives.
📚 Hear about the research behind the book, the challenges of uncovering a Victorian life, and the enduring legacy of a woman often described as Walsall's own Florence Nightingale.
Whether you're interested in local history, social history, family research, nursing, or inspiring Victorian lives, this promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking evening.
📅 Friday 20 November 2026
🕢 7:30 pm
📍 Snape Institute
👋 Everyone welcome!
#SnapeInstitute #SisterDora #SuzanneStirke #LocalHistory #VictorianHistory #FamilyHistory #NursingHistory #BookTalk #CommunityEvents 📖👩⚕️✨🏥📜
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