Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie (March 22, 1884–March 5, 1968) was a Canadiannurse. March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... This article focuses on the education and regulation of nurses. ...
She was born at Port Arthur, Ontario, to Dr. Thomas Stuart Traill Smellie and Janet Eleanor Lawrie. She trained at Johns Hopkins College, Baltimore. She was Chief Superintendent of the Victorian Order of Nurses from 1923 to 1947, and Colonel and Matron-in-chief of the Canadian Women's Army Medical Corps. She died soon after. Port Arthur, Ontario, was a city in Northern Ontario which amalgamated with Fort William, Ontario and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the City of Thunder Bay in January 1970. ... The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United... Chief Superintendent (Ch Supt/CSP; colloquially Chief Super) is a senior rank in the Police Forces. ... The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) is a non-profit charitable organization founded in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on January 29, 1897 created for the purposes of homecare and social services. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
And even if she did have rotten, crooked teeth, clumsy, thick ankles and an eccentric father whose evolutionary theories linking man with primates were scoffed at long before Darwin was even born, she could still manage to bewitch and charm the ploughman poet Robert Burns.
Elizabeth - also known as Eliza - so enchanted the poet during his first visit to the Capital exactly 220 years ago that he soon likened her to Eve and enthusiastically declared: "I admire God Almighty more than ever, Miss Burnet (sic) is the most heavenly of all his works."
But, of course, Elizabeth was far from alone, and while next week will see countless Burns Suppers giving tribute to the poet, perhaps it's also a time that the Edinburgh women in his life are remembered for their inspiration.
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