Marietta Victorina van Aerde

Marietta Victorina van Aerde was born on the 2nd December 1888 or 1889 to Frans Joename van Aerde and Celestine van Aerde. Marietta was the eldest of five; Marietta, Terese, Seraphine, Pauline and little brother Alexander. Little is known of the van Aerde...

Edith Cavell

Edith Cavell (4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse during the First World War who was living in Brussels, Belgium. A compassionate woman who didn’t see the difference between allies or the enemy, she cared for humanity as a whole....

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