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| birth_date = 14 January 1902<ref>Edith Helen Paull, hospital sister in Surrey. ''1939 England and Wales Register''</ref><ref>''California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959''; Edith Helen Paull; Departure: Calcutta, India; Arrival: 25 Aug 1946 - San Francisco, California</ref>
| birth_place = [[Chunar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date = 1975 (aged 73)
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| occupation = Medical nurse
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br/>[[Florence Nightingale Medal]]
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'''Edith Helen Paull''' (14 January 1902 – 1975) was an [[India]]n medical nurse from [[Uttar Pradesh]] associated with the [[Indian Red Cross Society]].<ref name="A warm tribute to late Miss Edith Helen Paull">{{cite journal | title=A warm tribute to late Miss Edith Helen Paull | journal=Nurs J India|date=August 1975| volume=66 | issue=8 | pages=184 | pmid=1105448}}</ref><ref name="Reminiscence of a friend whose demise has left a void (Miss Edith Helen Paull).">{{cite journal | title=Reminiscence of a friend whose demise has left a void (Miss Edith Helen Paull) | author=Korah M | journal=Nurs J India |date=June 1975 | volume=66 | issue=6 | pages=126 | pmid=1096091}}</ref>
== Life ==
She did her nursing studies at [[Bedford College, London]], with the assistance of a [[Florence Nightingale]] scholarship and started her career in 1928.<ref name="International Red Cross">{{cite web | url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/RC_May-1964.pdf | title=International Red Cross | publisher=International Red Cross | date=1964 | access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> She held the post of the nursing matron at many renowned medical institutions such as the [[Lady Hardinge Medical College]] Hospital, New Delhi, the Government Civil Hospital, [[Allahabad]], [[Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Jehangir Hospital]], [[Pune]] and presided the Trained Nurses Association of India for six years.<ref name="International Red Cross" /> A winner of the [[Florence Nightingale Medal]] in 1964,<ref name="International Red Cross" /> she was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 1967, with the award of [[Padma Shri]], the fourth-highest Indian civilian award for her contributions to the society.<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2015 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>

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