“I can't stop while there are lives to be saved.”

About Edith Cavell

Nurse • British

Edith Cavell was a British nurse, humanitarian, and patriot celebrated for her work during World War I. Serving in German-occupied Belgium, she treated wounded soldiers from both sides of the conflict without...

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