University of San Diego Digital USD Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 2000-04-14 Missionary Nurse Dorothy Davis Cook, 1940–1972: "Mother of Swazi Nurses" Susan Elaine Elliott PhD University of San Diego Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations Part of the Nursing Commons Digital USD Citation Elliott, Susan Elaine PhD, "Missionary Nurse Dorothy Davis Cook, 1940–1972: "Mother of Swazi Nurses"" (2000). Dissertations. 290. https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/290 This Dissertation: Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. MISSIONARY NURSE DOROTHY DAVIS COOK, 1940-1972: “MOTHER OF SWAZI NURSES” by Susan Elaine Elliott A dissertation presented to the FACULTY OF THE HAHN SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO A partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN NURSING April 14,2000 Dissertation Committee Patricia Roth, EdD, RN, Chair Mary Jo Clark, PhD, RN Mary Samecky, DNSc, RN Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. MISSIONARY NURSE DOROTHY DAVIS COOK, 1940-1972: “MOTHER OF SWAZI NURSES” Dramatically absent from nursing’s historical knowledge and professional recognition are the lives, roles, contributions, and legacies of Christian faith-based nurses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ministry and service of Sister Tutor Dorothy Davis Cook, Church of the Nazarene missionary nurse in the African country of Swaziland 1940 to 1972.