Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley – Education Committee
6252 Honolulu Ave.
Lacrescenta, CA. 91214
Tel: 818-244-9645
E-mail: [email protected]
CV Church Presents “Sisters of Mercy and Survival: Armenian Nurses
1900-1930” by Prof. Isabel Kaprielian-Churchill on Sunday 12/14/14
Dr. Isabel Kaprielian-Churchill will be the guest speaker on the subject
of `Sisters of Mercy and Survival: Armenian Nurses
1900-1930′ at the Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley,
located at Western Prelacy’s “Dikran and Zarouhi Der Ghazarian” Hall, at
6252 Honolulu Ave., La Crescenta, California on Sunday, December 14,
2014 at 1pm, following the Divine liturgy, which starts at 11am.
Sisters of Mercy and Survival is a historical study that focuses on
Armenian women in modern nursing and fills a gap in the history of
Armenian women in medicine. Sisters of Mercy and Survival traces the
pioneering work of Armenian women in laying the foundations of modern
nursing, midwifery, public health, and the treatment of contagious
diseases in the Middle East and neighboring countries.
Sisters of Mercy and Survival studies the training and work of Armenian
nurses before, during, and after the Armenian Genocide and places
Armenian professional and voluntary nursing within the framework of the
great events that shook the world. The experience of Armenian nurses
exemplifies feminism in action, addresses the critical component of
global nursing, and highlights women’s professional development.
Dr. Isabel Kaprielian Churchill is Emeritus Professor of Armenian and
Immigration History at California State University at Fresno. Born in
Hamilton, Ontario, she obtained her PhD from the University of Toronto
and taught at University of Toronto before taking up her post in Fresno.
She has authored, co-authored, and edited seven scholarly books and
published over fifty scholarly articles. Dr. Kaprielian’s definitive
history, Like Our Mountains: a History of Armenians in Canada, was
awarded the Clio prize by the Canadian Historical Association for the
best book about Ontario history. She won the Marion Porter Prize as one
of the co-authors of Looking Into My Sister’s Eyes: An Exploration in
Women’s History, awarded by the Canadian Research Institute for the
Advancement of Women, for the most significant work of Canadian feminist
research. Her latest publication, Sisters of Mercy and Survival:
Armenian Nurses, 1900-1930 was awarded the Richard and Tina Carolan
Literary Fund award.
She also edited Polyphony: Armenians in Ontario and co-authored with her
husband, Dr. Stacy Churchill, The Pulse of the World: Refugees in Our
Schools. She wrote the Armenian sections in The Encyclopedia of
Canada’s Peoples as well as in The New Canadian Encyclopedia.
The recipient of many honors and research fellowships, Professor
Kaprielian has been awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada Doctoral and Post Doctoral Fellowships. She won an
Ivey Award at the University of Toronto and was awarded a University of
Toronto Open Doctoral Fellowship. In 2009 she was presented with “The
Person of the Year Award” by the Armenian Prelacy of Canada and received
a copy of the 13th Century Partsrpert Armenian Gospel, which is one of
the most magnificent surviving masterpieces of Armenian art and
spirituality.
This event, which is organized by Crescenta Valley Church Educational
Committee, is free and open to the public. Please contact us at
[email protected] if you would like to financially sponsor
monthly lectures. This will help cover the cost and sustain future
activities.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
