Helene Schweitzer: A Life Of Her Own (Albert Schweitzer Library)

Born in Berlin, Helene Schweitzer came of age in Strasbourg during a time of great social, architectural, and historical developments. Helene met a young pastor named Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) and developed a deep friendship that flourished for a decade before their marriage in 1912. During those years, she served as the first woman Inspector of City Orphanages in Strasbourg, a position she held for four years before becoming a certified nurse. She also edited several of Schweitzer's books in multiple fields as they worked together to realize their shared dream of devoting their lives to humanity. Together in 1913, they founded the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in current-day Gabon. Drawing upon the couple s lifelong correspondence, as well as Helene s journals and professional writing, this book reveals a modern woman of courage in dark times whose resilient, optimistic spirit allowed her to leave a lasting legacy that has yet to be fully understood.

• | Author: Patti M. Marxsen
• | Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• | Publication Date: May 04, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 248 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0815610513
• | ISBN-13: 9780815610519