"Radical nurse Thora Silverthorne badge" [NMLH.2021.32]

Catalogue Number
NMLH.2021.32

Object Name
Badge

Title
Radical nurse Thora Silverthorne

People
Thora Silverthorne; National Health Service (NHS); International Brigades; UNISON

Description
Round badge, "Radical nurse Thora Silverthorne" in white with a black and white photo of Silverthorne in the middle. The background is three horizontal stripes in red, yellow and purple. Below is a UNISON logo. Silverthorne was a Welsh nurse and healthcare activist, known for her involvement in the founding of the National Health Service (NHS) and first union for rank and file nurses, as well as her membership of the Communist Party and service with the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.

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