Mabel Grouitch

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Mabel Grouitch (born Mabel Dunlop in 1888) was an American surgical nurse who worked with the Red Cross during World War 1.

[edit] Biography

Mabel Dunlop was originally from Clarksburg, West Virginia.[1] In 1901, she went to Athens to study archaeology. She met and married Serbian minister Dr. Slavo Grouitch.[1][2]

Grouitch raised money for the Serbian Red Cross during the Balkan Wars.[1] She lead 7 nurses from the United Kingdom to Serbia in 1914 during the First World War. She became good friends with Flora Sandes (famous for becoming a woman on the front in the First World War).

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c “Marshal & Will”, Time, 1924-11-05, <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,882560,00.html>. Retrieved on 29 March 2008 
  2. ^ “Plea to Knitters Not to Quit Works; Mme. Grouitch Tells of Need in the Balkans”, New York Times, 1919-01-5, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904EFDB1231E433A25756C0A9679C946896D6CF>. Retrieved on 1008-03-29 
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