Esther Silverstein Blanc
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| Esther Silverstein Blanc | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1915 |
| 💀Died | April 22, 1997 San Francisco, CaliforniaApril 22, 1997 |
| 🏫 Education | Mitchell High School |
| 💼 Occupation | Nurse |
| Notable work | Berchick[1] |
Esther Miriam Silverstein Blanc (August 3, 1915 – April 22, 1997) was an American nurse, writer, and activist best known for her service as a volunteer nurse in the Spanish Civil War and for her later work as an author of children's literature.[2] Silverstein was born in Goshen County, Wyoming, to Jewish immigrant parents in 1915.[3] Her family moved frequently in search of better opportunities, living in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Denver, and eventually Wyoming, where they joined homesteaders in Goshen County.[4] She graduated from Mitchell High School and later attended the University of California, where she studied nursing.[5] In 1937, Silverstein received her passport and sailed to Spain aboard the Normandie, arriving on May 19, 1937. She served with the Medical Services and Sanitary Corps, working in the English Hospital at Hueta and later with the 35th International Division. She returned to the United States on July 1, 1938.[5]
Early life
Esther Miriam Silverstein was born in Goshen County, Wyoming, on August 3, 1913 or 1915, to Romanian‑Jewish immigrant parents.[6] Her father worked as a tailor and her mother as a garment finisher. After living in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the family moved west for health and economic reasons, eventually homesteading in Wyoming.[5]
Silverstein spent her childhood on a farm before her family moved to Nebraska between 1920 and 1923. Raised in a rural environment, she spoke English and Yiddish. Although she intended to become a physician, financial constraints prevented her from attending medical school. While in high school, she assisted a local physician, Dr. Watson. She graduated as valedictorian from Mitchell High School, declined a teaching scholarship, and studied nursing at the University of California. She later served as a nurse during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.[6]
References
- ↑ "Esther Silverstein Blanc | Author | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com.
- ↑ "Esther Silverstein Blanc" (PDF). The Volunteer. Vol. XXVII no. 3. September 2005. pp. 24–25. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Silverstein, Esther Miriam". The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ↑ Bryder, Linda (1989-01-01), "Edward H. Beardsley: A History of Neglect. Health Care for Blacks and Mill Workers in the Twentieth-Century South, Konxville, Tennessee, University of Tennessee Press, 1987, pp. xi, 383, illus., ISBN 9-87049-523-2, $ 34.95", Clinical Teaching, Past and Present, BRILL, pp. 192–193, ISBN 978-90-04-41830-1, retrieved 2026-02-10
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Esther Silverstein Blanc | O'Shaughnessy's". Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Sydney Taylor Book Award Acceptance Speeches / Berchick / Esther Blanc, Author / Tennessee Dixon, Illustrator / Picture Book Award Winners". AJL Publishing. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
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