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A HIDDEN HISTORY:
African Women and the
British Health Service
1930–2000
Gallery:
Career
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 |  |  Winifred Ayo-Vaughan studied nursing, midwifery and public health in Birmingham and London, and eventually received a nursing education diploma from the University of Edinburgh in 1958. She initially aspired to be a doctor, but she decided to pursue nursing because she wanted to spend more time with her patients. She reportedly built the first combined school of nursing, midwifery and public health in Nigeria before she retired after 25 years in the profession. Click the link to read Ayo’s bio |  Victoria came to Britain in 1956 and trained as a nurse at Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham. She previously served as a primary school teacher in Nigeria but she decided to leave the profession to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse. Her father, Reverend Eneli, was frequently unwell due to his high blood pressure. As a teenager, Victoria would often have to cycle from Obosi to Onitsha [...] Click the link to read more about Keazor |
 Victoria came to Britain in 1956 and trained as a nurse at Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham. She previously served as a primary school teacher in Nigeria but she decided to leave the profession to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse. Her father, Reverend Eneli, was frequently unwell due to his high blood pressure. As a teenager, Victoria would often have to cycle from Obosi to Onitsha [...] Click the link to read more about Keazor |
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