ELIZABETH SHEPPARD IN WORLD WAR I MASSEUSE UNIFORM

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c. 1916

Overview

B/W copy of photo in oval mount. Full length image of a smiling woman in nurse's uniform. The long, dark dress is visible only at hem and sleeves which are finished with wide white cuffs and band on right arm with a 'red' cross. A large white apron conceals the skirt and bodice to the high white collar. A white cap, tied under the chin, covers most of her centrally parted hair. In the background is a building, a high rough wooden fence, a raised garden bed and a young pepper tree.

Historical information

Elizabeth Sheppard, was trained at the Swedish School of Massage as a physiotherapist in England. She came to Australia about 1911. The family initially lived in Fremantle and then moved to 79 Bay View Terrace, Claremont. During World War I she served at The Base Hospital in Fremantle in the former Pensioner Guard Barracks in South Terrace. At that time physiotherapy training was not available in Australia and a physiotherapist was known as a 'masseuse'.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--9-3-

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Year

c. 1916

Claremont Museum

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