Elsie Inglis: The Woman with the Torch

Photo by Bassano ELSIE INGLIS AFTER HER RETURN FROM SERBIA IN 1916
Great souls who sailed uncharted seas,
Battling with hostile winds and tide,
Strong hands that forged forbidden keys,
And left the door behind them, wide .
Diggers for gold where most had failed,
Smiling at deeds that brought them Fame,—
Lighters of Lamps that have not failed,—
Lend us your oil and share your flame.
Tributes from various sources—A woman of solved problems
Elsie Inglis the central figure on the stage—Men and women of the past, the people of her race, crowd round her—Their influence on her—Their spirit seen in hers