Sarah Savage (1886–1968) was the head of the Victorian Order of Nurses in Preston, Ontario and created innovative "well-baby" clinics.
[1] Her family immigrated to Australia where she attended the Kangaroo Point Girls’ Private School in Brisbane.
Her mother and younger sister died when Sarah was a young girl, and the remaining family moved to Newtownards, Northern Ireland in 1906.
She also ran weekly conferences for mothers and preschool-aged children with her sister Annie (also a VON).
[2] Miss Savage was honoured for her public health nursing service with the Jubilee Medal by King George VI.