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01 august 1990 ottawa , ontario unitarian prague , bohemia 250px lotta hitschmanova 28 november 1909 humanitarian aid lotta-colour-lorez . gif lotta hitschmanova
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lotta hitschmanova

lotta hitschmanova , -lrb- november 28 , 1909 -- august 1 , 1990 -rrb- was a canadian humanitarian .
in 1945 , she helped to found the unitarian service committee of canada , an international development organization consisting of a small group of aid workers sending supplies to war-torn europe for relief and reconstruction .
attired in an army nurse 's uniform and military-style hat , she travelled yearly to strife-torn and poverty-stricken parts of the world searching out towns and villages in need of canadian assistance to recover from drought , war , disease and poverty .
