Description: Leather. 12mo. Published by John Murray, London, UK. 1889. 2 Volumes. 344, 346 pgs with folding map in Vol. II. Second Thousand. Bound in 3/4 red leather and black cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Text has marks and notes present to the title page. Chipping and wear present to the title page. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Life at the top in Calcutta, Simla and on progress through India. The social pinnacle of Victorian India. Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava VA CI DBE (5 February 1843 – 25 October 1936) was a British peeress, known for her success in the role of "diplomatic wife," and for leading an initiative to improve medical care for women in British India. Marchioness of Dufferin Our Viceregal Life in India Selections from My Journal Description Up For Sale Today is Our Viceregal Life in India Selections from My Journal 1884-1888 Volumes I and II by Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava) Leather. 12mo. Published by John Murray, London, UK. 1889. 2 Volumes. 344, 346 pgs with folding map in Vol. II. Second Thousand. Bound in 3/4 red leather and black cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Text has marks and notes present to the title page. Chipping and wear present to the title page. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Life at the top in Calcutta, Simla and on progress through India. The social pinnacle of Victorian India. FROM WIKIPEDIA: Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava VA CI DBE (5 February 1843 – 25 October 1936) was a British peeress, known for her success in the role of "diplomatic wife," and for leading an initiative to improve medical care for women in British India. Lady Dufferin went with her husband to India in 1884 when he was appointed as the country's viceroy. Prior to her departure, she was asked by Queen Victoria to initiate a plan to improve the situation for women in India in illness and in child-bearing. In 1885, having successfully canvassed for substantial donations from Indian princes such as the Maharajahs of Kashmir and Durbungha, Lady Dufferin, established a fund - the National Association for supplying Female Medical Aid to the Women of India (known as the Countess of Dufferin Fund). Whilst there had been previous initiatives to provide Western medical care for women in India, Lady Dufferin's fund was the first to deliver a co-ordinated programme with official backing. The fund aimed to: provide medical tuition to doctors, hospital assistants, nurses and midwives; medical relief through dispensaries; female wards; female doctors; and female hospitals. The fund facilitated the provision of medical care for women by women in India, recognising the reticence amongst women of some cultural and religious affiliations, to seek care from male doctors. To this end, scholarships were set up to train Indian women in England, and also for English and European women who would promise to practice in India. Some of the early Indian women beneficiaries of this fund included: Kadambini Basu who entered medical college in 1883; Anandabai Joshi, and Rukhmabai. As well as the numerous 'Lady Dufferin' hospitals and clinics which were established, some of which still exist under that name, there are medical colleges and midwifery schools named after her. This involved her in a great deal of fund-raising and is sometimes referred to as her fardone work; it was celebrated by Rudyard Kipling in his The Song of the Women. The Countess of Dufferin fund was selected by the King in 1935 as one of the beneficiaries of the Indian Jubilee Fund. Lady Dufferin herself sent a contribution of £100 towards this fund which was earmarked for the renovation of the Dufferin Hospital in Calcutta. Lady Dufferin received the Crown of India in 1884 and the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert in 1895. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. 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Author: Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood
Binding: Leather
Character Family: Our Viceregal Life in India
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Place of Publication: London
Publisher: John Murray
Region: Europe
Special Attributes: Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, Our Viceregal Life in India, Selections from My Journal 1884-1888
Subject: History
Topic: India
Year Printed: 1889
