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Clark was born 12 January 1881 at Green Bank, Street, Somerset and was the youngest child of the Quaker [[C. & J. Clark|shoe manufacturer]] William Stephens Clark and the social reformer [[Helen Bright Clark|Helen Priestman Bright Clark]].<ref name="odnb">{{Cite journal|title=Clark, Hilda (1881–1955), a physician and humanitarian aid worker, {{!}} Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38518?rskey=3PWaeA&result=40|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38518}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alfredgilletttrust.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hc.doc|title=Alfred Gillett Trust|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 Feb 2018}}</ref>{{rs|date=February 2018}} She was the niece of Annie Clark, one the first pioneering women to formally train in medicine in Britain. Her mother and great-aunts helped to found a number of women's rights organizations in the 1860s.<ref name="odnb"/> |
Clark was born 12 January 1881 at Green Bank, Street, Somerset and was the youngest child of the Quaker [[C. & J. Clark|shoe manufacturer]] William Stephens Clark and the social reformer [[Helen Bright Clark|Helen Priestman Bright Clark]].<ref name="odnb">{{Cite journal|title=Clark, Hilda (1881–1955), a physician and humanitarian aid worker, {{!}} Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38518?rskey=3PWaeA&result=40|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38518}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alfredgilletttrust.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hc.doc|title=Alfred Gillett Trust|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 Feb 2018}}</ref>{{rs|date=February 2018}} The Clark family were Quakers, of shoe-making fame - [[C. & J. Clark|C. and J. Clark Ltd. Manufacturer of boots, shoes & sheepskin rugs]]. She was the sister of [[Alice Clark]] and the niece of Annie Clark, one the first pioneering women to formally train in medicine in Britain. Her mother and great-aunts helped to found a number of women's rights organizations in the 1860s.<ref name="odnb"/> |
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As a child, she was involved in athletics and gymnastics. She had a Quaker education at Brighthelmston, at Birkdale in Southport, Lancashire, about 1896–7, and The Mount, in York, from about 1897 to 1900, before studying medicine at [[University of Birmingham|Birmingham University]] and the [[Royal Free Hospital|Royal Free Hospital, London]] where she graduated MB BS in 1908.<ref name="odnb"/> |
As a child, she was involved in athletics and gymnastics. She had a Quaker education at Brighthelmston, at Birkdale in Southport, Lancashire, about 1896–7, and The Mount, in York, from about 1897 to 1900, before studying medicine at [[University of Birmingham|Birmingham University]] and the [[Royal Free Hospital|Royal Free Hospital, London]] where she graduated MB BS in 1908.<ref name="odnb"/> |
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Hilda Clark (12 January 1881- 24 February 1955) was a physician and humanitarian. She was an expert in pulmonary care and a leader in hospitals for refugees in France during World War I. After the war she was active in international organizations for peace as well as in providing for refugees of other wars, including the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
Early life
Clark was born 12 January 1881 at Green Bank, Street, Somerset and was the youngest child of the Quaker shoe manufacturer William Stephens Clark and the social reformer Helen Priestman Bright Clark.[1][2][unreliable source?] The Clark family were Quakers, of shoe-making fame - C. and J. Clark Ltd. Manufacturer of boots, shoes & sheepskin rugs. She was the sister of Alice Clark and the niece of Annie Clark, one the first pioneering women to formally train in medicine in Britain. Her mother and great-aunts helped to found a number of women's rights organizations in the 1860s.[1]
As a child, she was involved in athletics and gymnastics. She had a Quaker education at Brighthelmston, at Birkdale in Southport, Lancashire, about 1896–7, and The Mount, in York, from about 1897 to 1900, before studying medicine at Birmingham University and the Royal Free Hospital, London where she graduated MB BS in 1908.[1]
Medicine
Clark specialised in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. She was instrumental in administering the TB vaccine developed by Dr W. Camac-Wilkinson.[3] During WW1 she was engaged in providing medical relief work in France, Austria and the Soviet Union.[4] Clark reported on behalf of the Save the Children Fund about the dire condition of children's health in Austria during that country's famine years and proposed cheap dietary solutions to rectify the deficiencies.[5][failed verification]
Humanitarian Work
Hilda Clark was an active member of a number of humanitarian causes including the League of Nations, the Women's Peace Crusade, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the International Commission for the Assistance of Child Refugees as well as Quaker campaigns such as the Friends' Service Council. She also worked for the relief of refugees in the Spanish Civil War and World War II.[1] After her work with refugees in various European countries she became a noted speaker about international affairs on behalf of the League of Nations and other international bodies. Clark was Chairman of the Anti-Opium Committee of the Women's International League which advocated state control of 'dangerous drugs'.[6][failed verification]
Later life and death
Her home in London was bombed in 1940 and she moved to Kent. She became disabled as a result of Parkinson's disease and returned to Street in 1952. She died at her home on 24 February 1955. She is buried at the Quaker burial ground at Street, Somerset the town associated with the famous shoe factory started by her ancestors.[1][7][unreliable source?]
Publications
- The Dispensary Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. London, Bailliere & Co. 1915
- Pye, Edith Mary (ed) War and its Aftermath. Letters from Hilda Clark from France, Austria and the Near East 1914-1924. London, Friends Book House, 1956
- The Armaments Industry: a study of the report of the Royal Commission on the Manufacture of and Trade in Arms and Munitions of War and of the Evidence published in the Minutes of the Commission during 1936. London, Women’s Peace Crusade 1937
References
- ^ a b c d e "Clark, Hilda (1881–1955), a physician and humanitarian aid worker, | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38518.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Alfred Gillett Trust". Retrieved 1 Feb 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ W Camac Wilkinson. The Principles of Immunisation in Tuberculosis. 1926
- ^ SALLY., WHITE, (2018). ORDINARY HEROES : the story of volunteers in the first world war. [S.l.]: AMBERLEY PUBLISHING. ISBN 9781445676661. OCLC 992546015.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Save the Children Fund". The Times. 12 May 1920. Retrieved 1 Feb 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Dangerous Drugs - Conference appeal for state control". The Times. 14 Nov 1929. Retrieved 1 Feb 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "A history of Quakers in Street". Street Quaker Meeting, 36 High Street, Street, Somerset BA16 0EQ. Retrieved 2018-02-01.