Jessie Luther at the Grenfell Mission [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ronald Rompkey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783796103321
• Autore: Rompkey Ronald
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001
• ISBN: 1-282-85927-7; 9786612859274; 0-7735-6915-4
• Descrizione fisica: xli, 343 p. : ill., ports
• Collana: McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; ; 10
• Altri autori (Persone): RompkeyRonald
• Disciplina: 615.8/515/092; B
• Soggetti: Occupational therapists - Newfoundland and Labrador - St. Anthony; Women missionaries - Newfoundland and Labrador - St. Anthony
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-337) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Foreword -- Part One -- The Story Begins 29 June – 6 July 1906 -- Industries in the Far North: 6 July – 25 September 1906 -- Interim -- Via St John’s to St Anthony: 31 October – 13 November 1907 -- We Prepare for Winter: 14 – 25 November 1907 -- Some Britishers and a Bostonian: 26 November 1907 – 1 January 1908 -- Landing of the Reindeer: 2–10 January 1908 -- Dr Grenfell Arrives: 11–25 January 1908 -- Work and Play: 26 January – 18 April 1908 -- To the Gates of Death: 19–25 April 1908 -- The Abode of Peace: 26 April – 29 May 1908 -- The Summer Invasion: 14 June – 10 September 1908 -- Preparation for Exodus: 12 September – 8 November 1908 -- Part Two -- Introductory -- Again to St Anthony: 3 October 1909 – 1 January 1910 -- Dr Grenfell Brings His Bride: 4–24 January 1910 -- Winter Activities: 2 February – 17 July 1910 -- Farther North: 18 July – 15 August 1910 -- Moravian Missions and Eskimos: 16–31 August 1910 -- Voyage on the “Holy Roller”: Hopedale to St Anthony 3 September – 23 October 1910 -- Retrospect -- Afterword, 1952 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: While her journal concentrates on her efforts to teach weaving, carving, metal work, pottery, carpentry, basket weaving, and her best known accomplishment, the hooked mats that have become famous for their strong designs and meticulous craftsmanship, she also describes the local people and customs of St Anthony and life in the household of the Grenfell workers. After she left Newfoundland, Luther became one of the pioneers of occupational therapy in the United States, spending the rest of her professional life as director of occupational therapy at the Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Edited by Ronald Rompkey, author of the most authoritative biography of Grenfell, Luther's journal provides an unusually intimate account of Wilfred Grenfell during these four years B his idiosyncracies, his attempts to meet the needs of the community, his rescue from a floating ice pan, his marriage B and brings to life the Newfoundlanders with whom she worked.