, ▁nur se , ▁writer ▁and ▁an ▁editor . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Flora ▁Mass on ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁as ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁four ▁children . ▁She ▁was ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁daughters ▁of ▁Professor ▁David ▁Mass on ▁and ▁suff rage ▁campaign er ▁Em ily ▁Ros al ine ▁Or me . ▁She ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁nur se ▁at ▁St . ▁Thomas ' s ▁Hospital , ▁London ▁and ▁later ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Hospital , ▁Oxford ▁and ▁the ▁Eastern ▁F ever ▁Hospital , ▁Hom erton ▁( now ▁Hom erton ▁University ▁Hospital ) ▁as ▁a ▁mat ron . ▁ ▁Camp aign ing ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁ ▁She ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁female ▁enf ranch is ement ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁Ros al ine ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Florence ▁Night ing ale . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Royal ▁Red ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁" in ▁recognition ▁of ▁valuable ▁services ▁under ▁“ ▁The ▁British ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Society ,” ▁or ▁“ ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁in ▁England ,” ▁rendered ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁war ". ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁From ▁WorldCat ▁library ▁catalog ▁ ▁Editor ▁▁ ▁Mem ories ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁the ▁' F ort ies ▁( 1 9 0 8 ) ▁ ▁Mem ories ▁of ▁Two ▁C ities ▁( 1 9 1 1 ) ▁ ▁W riter ▁▁ ▁Florence ▁Night ing ale , ▁O . M . ▁By ▁one ▁who ▁knew ▁her ▁( 1 9 1 0 ) ▁