Plaque

Ethel Gordon Fenwick

Inscription

English Heritage
Ethel Gordon Fenwick, 1857 - 1947, nursing reformer, lived here, 1887 - 1924.

Plaque unveiled on 25 June 1999, the centennial of the formation of the International Council of Nurses.

Site: Ethel Gordon Fenwick (1 memorial)

W1, Upper Wimpole Street, 20

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