# Rachel Ward, Countess of Dudley

> Rachel Ward, Countess of Dudley CBE, RRC was a British civic leader and philanthropist. She founded the Lady Dudley Nurses in Ireland and the New South Wales Bush Nursing Association in Australia. Lady Dudley lived in Ireland while her husband served as Lord Lieutenant and in Australia as the consort of the Governor-General. After her marriage ended, she set up the Australian Voluntary Hospital in France in 1914 and she was awarded the Royal Red Cross and made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

*Australian nursing association founder*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1867
- **Died:** 1920
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 34.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Rachel Ward, Countess of Dudley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Ward%2C_Countess_of_Dudley)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21536177)

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