Update to speaker! Saturday afternoon tea, cake and talk. Join us for a fascinating talk on the story of Canadian nurses in the Great War recovering from shell shock in spa waters with author of social history, Melanie King.
Many English spa towns treated wounded soldiers of the Great War. One of the forgotten stories of the First World War is how many nurses also suffered from shell shock.
The ‘Blue Birds’, named due to the blue uniforms of the Canadian nurses, were often misdiagnosed as ‘hysterical’. Join Melanie as she gives voice to the story of some of the Canadian nurses who suffered from shell shock and nervous breakdowns, and who were treated at a Canadian Red Cross Special Hospital in Buxton.
Enjoy this Saturday talk with complimentary tea and cake, and don't forget to browse our galleries, including the Woman's War display, to continue the story of nurses in the Great War.
