Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge

Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge (July 31, 1811 – August 26, 1890) was a welfare worker, fund raiser, and nurse during the American Civil War.

After the war, she raised funds, helped organize and served on the board of trustees of the Evanston College for Ladies.

Hoge was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 31, 1811, to George Dundas Blaikie and Mary Monroe.

[1] She was active in recruiting nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War and recounted her experiences in her 1867 memoir The Boys in Blue.

[1] The volunteer organization raised funds and collected and distributed medical supplies and food to soldiers of the Union Army.