Born: 16 January 1832, United Kingdom
Died: 24 December 1878
Country most active: United Kingdom
Also known as: Sister Dora
From Woman: Her Position, Influence and Achievement Throughout the Civilized World. Designed and Arranged by William C. King. Published in 1900 by The King-Richardson Co. Copyright 1903 The King-Richardson Co.:
Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, an English nurse, sister of the scholar and writer Mark Pattison. In 1864 she entered a Church of England Sisterhood of the Good Samaritan, adopting the name of “Sister Dora,” and from 1867 – 1877 she was a surgical nurse and had sole charge of a new hospital in Walsall.
With many natural gifts for her work, she acquired much skill in surgery, and was tireless in philanthropic service. She was greatly beloved among the poorer classes among whom she labored, and in her memory a window was placed in the parish church, and a statue of her erected in Walsall.