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Matrons' Council for Great Britain and Ireland

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The Matrons' Council for Great Britain and Ireland was established in 1894 during the campaign for the registration of nurses and was disbanded c.1955.[1]

Margaret Huxley (1854–1940) was a founder member.[2] as was Isla Stewart (1856-1910).[3] Agnes Karll (1868–1927) of Germany was named an honorary member for her role in nursing reform and advancing the nursing profession.[4]

The council was represented on the Central Committee for the State Registration of Nurses in 1908.[5]

The Matrons' Council regularly reported their activities in The British Journal of Nursing up to 1956,[6] however around this time the Council disbanded[1]

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