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   Melina Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 5:24 am

   Thank you, Dr Elicia for this wonderful story! Could you tell me where did you get the quotes from? Is there a biography on her or did she publish an account of her experience in the Balkans during WWI? I'd be very grateful if you let me know, as I... Read more...

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  Victoria Haskins Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 7:47 pm

  Hello Mel, I am replying on behalf of Dr Elicia who did successfully earn her PhD in History and graduated the week before last! However Elicia's university email doesn't connect with the site anymore, but if you email me on Victoria.Haskins@newcastle.edu.au I can put you in touch with her. She... Read more...

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   Rowena Curtin Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 3:45 pm

   I was fascinated reading through this story and Olive's love of adventure, and what shaped her as a person. It seems to me that Olive falls under that group of exceptional people Malcolm Gladwell refers to in "The Outliers" and I am quite fascinated by what it takes to make... Read more...

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  Victoria Haskins Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 3:51 pm

  Thanks Rowena! I've passed on your message to Dr Elicia Taylor who wrote the blog about Olive, I'm sure she'll be very pleased to hear how Olive's story has struck a chord with you.

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   Victoria Haskins Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 5:58 pm

   Hi Jen! There is one woman we know of, Marion Leanne Smith, who served as nurse in WWI but enlisted in Canada (where she was raised). I've thought about doing a blog about her, but there are some stories already online about her life - I recommend you go to... Read more...