Nancy Zinkin (née Blackburn) (1912-2003)
- Date:
- 1930s-2003
- Reference:
- SA/HVA/G.7
- Part of:
- Health Visitors' Association
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Publication/Creation
1930s-2003
Physical description
9 files, 1 oversize item
Biographical note
Born in Johannesburg, Nancy Zinkin came to England during the First World War with her family. She began her career as a tuberculosis nurse in the 1930s, and then began training in general nursing. She tried to establish a nurses’ union, and was active in protest against low pay and poor conditions. She joined the Communist Party. Later she trained as a midwife, and in 1953 became a Health Visitor. She worked for many years in Ealing as a health visitor and health education officer.