Mabel Grouitch | |
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| Born | Mabel Dunlop August 13, 1872 |
| Died | August 13, 1956 |
| Other names | Madame Mabel Grujić |
| Occupation(s) | archeologist, philanthropist, nursing volunteer |
| Known for | Philanthropy work |
| Spouse | Slavko Grujić |
Mabel Grouitch (née Dunlop; August 13, 1872 or August 13, 1881 – August 13, 1956) was an American archeologist, philanthropist and voluntary nurse with the Red Cross in Serbia, during the two Balkan wars and World War I.
Grouitch started working on relief efforts during the Balkan Wars, establishing the Mabel Grouitch Baby Hospital in Macedonia. As secretary-general of the Serbian Foreign Office, her husband Slavko Grujić received the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia in 1914. Following the invasion of Serbia by the Central Powers she evaded across the Albanian highlands with the Serbian Army during the Great Retreat; she then spent much of her life in the United States, where she raised funds for the Serbian relief fund. When World War II broke out, Grouitch escaped Serbia while Belgrade was being bombed taking refugee children with her.
She was decorated by Yugoslavia, England, France, Romania and more countries for her work.[1]