Famous nurses (4): Betsi Cadwaladr

Part 4 of this series is somewhat overdue, since parts 1-3 were done in 2015!   Investigating Florence Nightingale again for her bicentenary has brought Betsi Cadwaladr to my attention.   

Born in Bala, North Wales, in 1789, Cadwaladr went to the Crimea.  There is more about her in the resources below.

There are two spellings of each of her names (Betsy, as well as Betsi, and Cadwaladyr, as well as Cadwaladr).   She is also known as Elizabeth Davis, one reason given being that some people could not pronounce her name...

Atenstaedt and Beddoe will need a subscription, which your library may have.   The book review in Welsh History Review is freely available from Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales.   The others are also free to read.

Atenstaedt, R. (2019) 'Celebrating public health lives: Betsi Cadwaladr', Public Health, 174, pp. 83-84.

'Autobiography of Elizabeth Davis (Book Review)', (1988) Welsh History Review = Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru, 14, pp. 154.  Available from https://journals.library.wales/view/1073091/1080171/157 / https://cylchgronau.llyfrgell.cymru/view/1073091/1080171/157  (same article at both, but interface differs).

Beddoe, D. (2004) 'Davis [née Cadwaladr], Elizabeth [Betsy] (1789-1860), traveller and nurse', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig  (English version below)

Dictionary of Welsh Biography (fersiwn Cymraeg i fyny)

The incredible adventures of Betsi Cadwaladr - a student dissertation from an Open University course, made available through the OU repository, Open Research Online.

Wicipedia (yn Gymraeg)

Wikipedia (in English)