Edith MacGregor Rome
Edith Sheriff MacGregor Rome, RRC (1870 – 6 June 1938) was a British nursing matron and administrator. She served as President of the Royal College of Nursing from 1933–1934 and again from 1937–1938.
Early life
[edit]Edith Sheriff MacGregor was born in Glasgow in 1870.[1] She was the daughter of George Sheriff-MacGregor of Glengyle.[1] She was educated in Glasgow and Germany.[1]
Career and marriage
[edit]She was trained at Westminster Hospital[1] 1894-1898, and joined the College of Nursing in its foundation year 1916 as member 998.[2] She registered with the General Nursing Council in 1921 as one of its first members, number 164.[3]
She later served as Assistant Matron of the Warneford Hospital, Leamington and as Matron of the Paddington Green Children's Hospital.[1] During the First World War, she led a nursing unit of the British Red Cross Society into Romania in 1916 and then onwards in 1918 to Russia and Serbia with Lady Muriel Paget's unit. She was later the first Secretary of the Student Nurses' Association until leaving to get married in 1930.[4]
She married Colonel GPM Rome of Knockbay, Campbeltown, Argyllshire, becoming known as Edith MacGregor Rome.[1] She succeeded Sarah Swift as Matron-in-Chief of the British Red Cross Society[1][5] before going on to serve two terms as President of the Royal College of Nursing[6]1933–1934 and again 1937–1938.
Honours
[edit]For her service in the First World War, Rome was awarded the:
- Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (UK)[1]
- Order of Regina Maria, 1st Class (Rumania)[1]
- Order of Saint Anna (Russia).[1]
Death
[edit]Rome died on 6 June 1938. Her funeral was held at the Southampton Crematorium on 13 June and a memorial service was held in the chapel.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Obituary (8 June 1938). "Mrs. E. M. Rome". The Times (London). p. 14 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ College of Nursing Register of Members 1916-1919. College of Nursing. 1919.
- ^ Register of Nurses. London: General Nursing Council. 1931.
- ^ "Edith MacGregor Rome". archives.rcn.org.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "British Red Cross Society". The Times. 15 May 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ Obituary, rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk; accessed 6 May 2016.
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