Amelia Morrison Macdonald

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/amelia-morrison-macdonald

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Amelia Morrison Macdonald born?1804
2. Where was Amelia Morrison Macdonald born?Scotland
3. Who was Amelia Morrison Macdonald?She was a brave Scottish woman born in 1804 who worked to make hospitals cleaner and nurses better trained.
4. Why did Amelia want hospitals to be cleaner?She saw that dirty hospitals made people sick and wanted to keep patients healthy by using clean wards and sterile tools.

Germ Theory: The scientific theory that microorganisms known as pathogens cause disease.
Infection Control: Practices and procedures designed to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in healthcare settings.
Vocation: A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation; a calling.