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Gloria FalodeGloria Falode was born in Trinidad. She attended a Catholic convent school and, from the age of 10, the Providence Intermediate Girls School. She achieved her school certificate. In 1960, aged 23, she sailed to England. She trained as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital in Nottingham. In 1962 she moved on to the Royal Homeopathic Hospital in London. She qualified as a State Registered Nurse in 1965. She worked as a staff nurse in Loughborough, later qualifying as a midwife. From 1968-74 she worked as a staff nurse at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton. She retired in 1994, having worked as a nursing officer for some years. She remains active, assessing a new generation of nursing students. Gloria Falode passing exams, January 2005  |
Louise GarveynLouise Garvey was born in Jamaica. She attended a church school and passed her national exams. In 1957, when she was 15, she came to England by plane. Her mother was already in England. Initially, Louse Garvey worked in a cotton factory. Then, aged 17, she started training as a cadet nurse at Congleton Hospital, Cheshire. She qualified as a State Registered Nurse, progressing to the position of sister. She has actively promoted equality in the health sector and highlighted the situation of black nurses in a booklet, Nursing Lives of Black Nurses in Nottingham. She still serves on a hospital panel in Nottingham. Louise Garvey, 2005  |
Lena HuntLena Hunt was born in St Kitts and educated at the Senior Girls High School. She left school when she was 16. In 1948, aged 18, she came to England by ship to train as a nurse at Redhill Hospital, Surrey. Once qualified, she held various nursing posts, working in orthopaedic wards and outpatient departments. She retired from nursing in 1992. Her two daughters have both followed her into nursing. Staff nurse Mrs Lena Hunt with her father, George Herelle  |
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