father and daughter Elsa and Edvard Brändström standing on the steps of a buildi

father and daughter Elsa and Edvard Brändström standing on the steps of a building. - 8x10photo "father and daughter Elsa andEdvard Brändström standing on the steps of a building. Elsa Brändström (March 26, 1888 – March4, 1948) was a Swedish nurse and philanthropist. She was known around the world as the "Angelof Siberia" (German: Engel von Sibirien). Elsa Brändström was born in 1888 in Saint Petersburg,Anna Wilhelmina Eschelsson. In 1891, when Elsa was three years old, Edvard Brändström and hisfamily returned to Sweden. In 1906, Brändström, now a General, became the Swedish Ambassadorat the court of Tsar Nicholas II and returned to St Petersburg. Elsa spent her childhood inLinköping in Sweden. From 1906 to 1908, she studied at the Anna Sandström Teachers TrainingCollege in Stockholm but returned to St. Petersburg in 1908. Her mother died in 1913. Elsa wasthe Russian army. In 1915, Elsa Brändström went to Siberia together with her friend and helperEthel von Heidenstam for the Swedish Red Cross, to introduce basic medical treatment for theGerman and Austrian POWs, who were treated barbarically[citation needed] by the Russians. Upto 80 percent of the POWs died of cold, hunger and diseases. As Elsa Brändström visited thefirst camp and witnessed the inhuman situation, she decided to dedicate her life to these Germanicupon the tall, blue-eyed, blond-haired nurse and benefactress as an angel. She was known asthe "Angel of Siberia" from there on forth, even to the communist Russians[citation needed].Back in St. Petersburg, she began the establishment of a Swedish Aid organization. Her workwas severely hindered by the outburst of the October Revolution in the year 1917. In 1918, theRussian authorities withdrew her work permit but, nevertheless, she did not give up. Betweento death for spying,[1] later the sentence was revoked and Brändström was interned in 1920.After her release, she returned to Sweden (via Stettin with the ship MS Lisboa, where the Germangovernment gave here an official public reception) and organized fund-raising for the formerPOWs and their families, afterwards she emigrated to Germany. In 1922 her book, Among POWs inRussia and Siberia 1914-1920, was published. From then onwards she looked after former POWsbought a mill named “Schreibermühle“ close to Lychen (Uckermark) and used it as resocializationcentre for former POWs. Schreibermühle had extensive lands including fields, forest and meadowson which potatoes and other crops could be grown. This was most useful at that time becausethe German Mark was an unstable currency and lost value from day to day. In 1923, she undertooka six-month tour in the USA, giving lectures to raise money for a new home for children of deceased65 towns. At a stop at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, Brändström wore clothingof the Swedish Red Cross and "spoke about her thrilling experiences in Russia and Siberia duringand after the war."[2] In January 1924, she founded a children's home “Neusorge” in Mittweidawhich had room for more than 200 orphans and children in need. In Siberia she had promised manyGerman soldiers, who were dying, that she would care for their children, which she did withof Pedagogy. Afterwards, she moved together with him to Dresden. In 1931, she sold the “Schreibermühle“and donated her other home, Neusorge, to the Welfare Centre in Leipzig. She founded the “Elsa-Brändström-Foundation-forWomen” (the foundation awarded scholarships to children from Neusorge). On 3 January 1932, herdaughter Brita was born in Dresden. In 1933, Robert Ulich accepted a lectureship at HarvardUniversity and in consequence the family moved to the USA. Here Elsa gave aid to newly arrivedwork opportunities for refugees in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At the end of World War II, shestarted to raise funds for starving and shelterless women and children in need in Germany, andas a result, the organizations CARE International (Cooperative for American Relief in Europe)and CRALOG (Council of Relief Agencies Licensed for Operation in Germany) were established.Massive funds were collected from Americans and especially from German Americans, who accountedthe “Save the Children Fund”. Per Henrik Edvard Brändström , born on 15 August 1850 in Stockholm, died on 9 november 1921 , was a Swedish military and diplomatic . He is known as the fatherof Elsa Brändström. " Pickid: 528418 This is a high qualityREPRODUCTION print. Where necessary, the image has been cleaned, digitally enhanced andrestored by a proffessional to further enhance the quality and enjoyment of the image.you will be pleased by the quality of our prints. 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