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Evelina Haverfield

Evelina Haverfield, Scottish nurse and activist (died 1920)

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Born
August 9, 1867
Died
March 21, 1920
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1867

About Evelina Haverfield

Evelina Haverfield was a British suffragette and aid worker. Evelina's birth is recorded as 'the Honourable Evilena Scarlett' (with her first name spelled thus) born on 9 August 1867 at Inverlochy Castle, Kingussie in Scotland. When World War I broke out in 1914, Haverfield became concerned with how women could help in the event of an invasion of the UK and founded the Women's Emergency Corps. In 1923, a memorial tablet was installed in her memory at Bishop's Caundle church in Dorset beneath the memorial window Evelina had erected for her first husband. With Flora Sandes she founded the Hon.

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Evelina Haverfield timeline

  1. Evelina's birth is recorded as 'the Honourable Evilena Scarlett' (with her first name spelled thus) born on 9 August 1867 at Inverlochy Castle, Kingussie in Scotland.
  2. When World War I broke out in 1914, Haverfield became concerned with how women could help in the event of an invasion of the UK and founded the Women's Emergency Corps.
  3. In 1923, a memorial tablet was installed in her memory at Bishop's Caundle church in Dorset beneath the memorial window Evelina had erected for her first husband.

The world when Evelina Haverfield was born

Evelina Haverfield was born in 1867. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineUS purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
  • Technology milestoneDynamite patented by Alfred Nobel
  • Notable inventionDynamite
  • World population~1.47B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
  • U.S. population34.5M

1867 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Evelina Haverfield's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18672026
Population34.5M341 million

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