Author: Millicent Blade Loder. Published by Harry Cuff Publications, St. John's, 1989, 1st Edition. FLAT SIGNED by the Author. Printed in Canada by Robinson-Blackmore Printing, St. John's NFL. Very Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with mild wear and tear to the cardboard cover. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inch, 125 pages.
DAUGHTER OF LABRADOR, An Autobiography by Millicent Blade Loder, is the life story of one woman who studied to be a nurse, and how that one nurse "made her mark in the history of Labrador by her devotion to the land and people of Labrador."
Millicent Blake Loder was born to John and Jemima (Oliver) Blake at Rigolet on February 23, 1915. She began her education at Rigolet, Muddy Bay and St. Anthony. After working four years at the hospital in North West River, Millie went to Madison, Wisconsin and completed high school. She then went to Duluth, Minnesota and received her nurse's training, after which she returned to Labrador and worked under the tutelage of Dr. Charles Curtis. And this is just the beginning...
