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Marxsen, Patti M., 1951-

Helene Schweitzer : a life of her own / Patti M. Marxsen ; foreword by Sylvia Stevens-Edouard. - First edition. - Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2015. - 1 online resource - Albert Schweitzer library .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In search of Helene Schweitzer Bresslau -- "You seem to be someone": coming of age on the Grande Ile -- In and out of Africa -- Divided destinies: a sacrifice observed -- Against the current -- Madame Schweitzer in the age of obscurity -- Afterword: the lasting legacy of Helene Schweitzer Bresslau.


English.

ISBN: 9780815653264 (electronic bk.) 0815653263 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper)

Source: 22573/ctt1hzbz33 JSTOR

LCCN: 2015002078

Subjects--Personal Names:
Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.
Bresslau, Helene, 1879-1957.
Bresslau, Helene, 1879-1957.
Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nurses--Gabon--Biography.
Philanthropists--Gabon--Biography.
Missionaries, Medical--Gabon--Biography.
Missionaries' spouses--Gabon--Biography.
Infirmières--Gabon--Biographies.
Philanthropes--Gabon--Biographies.
Médecins missionnaires--Gabon--Biographies.
Missionnaires--Conjoints--Gabon--Biographies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Human Services.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Women.
Missionaries, Medical.
Missionaries' spouses.
Nurses.
Philanthropists.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Gabon.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: CT1018.S45 / M38 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 361.7/4092 B