Slumsøster

English translation: \"Slum Sister\": Salvation Army Officer in Women\'s Social Services

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Norwegian term or phrase:Slumsøster
English translation:\"Slum Sister\": Salvation Army Officer in Women\'s Social Services
Entered by: dmesnier

17:43 May 27, 2012
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
Norwegian term or phrase: Slumsøster
It appears n a list of illustration captions referring to Norwegian social history. Thanks!

"Slumsøster hos den syke, 1908"
"Arbeidsstue for barn, 1920"
"Frelsesarmeens suppekjøkken for uteliggere, 1920"
"Kø ved Christiania Dampkjøkken, 1903"
dmesnier
United States
Local time: 04:41
"Slum Sister": Salvation Army Officer in Women's Social Services
Explanation:
The Salvation Army in Norway had at one time a large number of (women) officers who visited the poor / sick and so on - and who ran children's and old people's homes. The term "slum sister" was also used in the US (see reference).
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pamawa (X)
Norway
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5 +2"Slum Sister": Salvation Army Officer in Women's Social Services
pamawa (X)
4slum sister
Michele Fauble
3welfare worker
rajagopalan sampatkumar
2care worker, health worker
David Griffiths


  

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care worker, health worker


Explanation:
A slumsøster is/was a person, often from a religious group such as the Salvation Army, who went into slums and hospitals and such places to visit with and give spiritual support to the sick and poor. I don't like my target terms much, but I hope the explanation allows you to pick a solution

David Griffiths
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"Slum Sister": Salvation Army Officer in Women's Social Services


Explanation:
The Salvation Army in Norway had at one time a large number of (women) officers who visited the poor / sick and so on - and who ran children's and old people's homes. The term "slum sister" was also used in the US (see reference).


    Reference: http://www.museums411.com/descriptions/salvation.htm
    Reference: http://www.prioritypeople.org/article.php?articleID=209
pamawa (X)
Norway
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agree  Sven Petersson
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slum sister


Explanation:
There, in 1884, she helped initiate the work of the "slum sisters," who lived in the slums and pioneered in social service work.
Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=0674627342...


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She was elected General of The Salvation Army and served in that position from ... Slum Sister In 1890, the first pairs of "slum sisters" in the USA were sent into ...
USA Eastern Territory : Heritage Museum - The Salvation Army ...
www1.salvationarmy.org/.../AA6E5EBE66A60BD985256DE10056...

Ever since the Salvation Army began its social work in Norway in 1891, the "slum sisters" have gone in and out of homes where their acts of charity were needed ...
The Salvation Army in Norway



Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 02:41
Works in field
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welfare worker


Explanation:
cf. Norwegian English Dictionary, Einar Haugen, Ph. D., Universitetsforlaget, Oslo, 1974.

rajagopalan sampatkumar
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