Background
Her father, William Edward Musson, was a surgeon, trained at Street Thomas" Hospital.
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Ellen Musson
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Her nursing career began in 1898. She served prominently at Saint Bartholomew"s Hospital, West Smithfield, London. She was raised in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
She decided, aged 27, to train as a nurse
She started her training on 1 February 1895 at Street Bartholomew"s Hospital, London. She retired in February 1923.
Half of her tenure had been spent at Birmingham General Hospital. She spent the next two decades working to improve the status of nursing with the College of Nursing and the General Nursing Council.
Musson joined the Territorial Force Nursing Service () when it was established in 1908, and served as Principal Matron from 1915-1918.
The was the nursing wing of the Territorial Army, it consisted of civilian nurses who would provide a reserve of trained nurses for the army, in the event of war. Under the organisation of the, the country was divided into six regions, and Musson was appointed one of the two matrons for the Birmingham Region. Like other matrons in the, she encouraged her nurses to join.
Dame Ellen Musson died in Eastbourne, Sussex on 7 November 1960, aged 93.
Achievements
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In 1932, Musson received an Honorary LL.D from the University of Leeds In 1939, Musson was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire In 1939, Musson was awarded the International Florence Nightingale Medal, a medal awarded by the International Red Cross Society every two years for outstanding service to the nursing profession.
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November 7, 1960 (aged 93)