Betsi Cadwaladr
Betsi Cadwaladr | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Cadwaladr 24 May 1789 Llanycil, near Bala, Wales |
| Died | 17 July 1860 (aged 71) London |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Years active | 1855 |
Betsi Cadwaladr (24 May 1789 – 17 July 1860), also known as Beti Cadwaladr, Betsi Davis, and Elizabeth Davis, was a Welsh nurse. She began nursing on travelling ships in her 30s (1820s) and later nursed in the Crimean War alongside Florence Nightingale.
Her name today is synonymous with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Welsh: Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr), the largest health organisation in Wales. In 2016, she was named as one of "the 50 greatest Welsh men and women of all time"
One of the few sources for her life is the book 'Autobiography of Elizabeth Davis', published in 1857. This was based on a series of interviews with the author Jane Williams towards the end of Cadwaladr's life.