ECATERINA TEODOROIU, A SYMBOL FOR ROMANIAN PEOPLE
ECATERINA TEODOROIU, A SYMBOL FOR ROMANIAN PEOPLE

Summary/Abstract: Ecaterina Teodoroiu, dubbed the Heroine Of The Jiu, began her activities during World War I working as a nurse at the hospital in Târgu Jiu. She was part of Mr. Tudor scouts cohort, led by Liviu Teiuşanu. On August 15, 1916, the day Romania entered the war, scouts from across the country were called in army support services, among them being alsp Ecaterina, who cared for the wounded brought in Târgu Jiu, first as scout, then as a nurse. Coming on the front to avenge her brother's death, Ecaterina Teodoroiu was to become "tomorrow's Jiu heroine ... an ornament example, a living icon of heroism and "sacrifice for the country".

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