ST. JOHN'S LAUNCH: The Grenfell Medical Mission and American Support in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1890s-1940s

Junior Commons Room, R. Gushue Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 9 Irwins Road, St. John's, NL
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Join editors Jennifer J. Connor and Katherine Side for the launch of The Grenfell Medical Mission and American Support in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1890s-1940s.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Grenfell Medical Mission and American Support in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1890s-1940s reveals the nature and extent of support from Americans throughout the distributed privately run social enterprise until the 1940s, before the region joined Canada. Essays explore the organization's claims to share an Anglo-Saxon heritage with the United States, American reaction to its financial scandal and creation of an incorporated association, its promotion of sport and masculinity, and the development of education and schools in the region and the mission. The organization's strong ties to the United States are exemplified by Grenfell's friendship with American physician John Harvey Kellogg; the donation of clothing from American donors; the work of one American woman on her affiliated mission unit; the impact of American philanthropy and training on the construction of the mission's main hospital in St Anthony; and the superior American-accredited health care facilities and their clinical achievements.

Jennifer J. Connor is professor of medical humanities in the Faculty of Medicine, cross-appointed as professor of history, at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Katherine Side is professor in the Department of Gender Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland.