Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC), Australasia Gender Female
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At the time of her appointment as School of Nursing superintendent, Louisa Parsons was better known as a decorated military nurse. Handpicked by Florence Nightingale, Parsons accompanied British soldiers on two campaigns into Egypt and the Sudan between 1883 and 1885. For her service, she was awarded British nursing's ultimate accolade, the
Royal Red Cross.
