Talk:Perla Siedle Gibson

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Perla Gibson has an important place in the history of the city of Durban in South Africa. Known to thousands of Allied troops passing through the city as the "Lady in White", she is commemorated by a memorial plaque at the entrance to Durban harbour and a statue at the Durban Maritime Museum.

She is the subject of a page on the site of the Durban Local History Museums.

Gibson is described in many memoirs by former Allied service personnel. Several of these are cited in the long article on her, "Heart As Big As An Empire," on a Canadian veterans' site. , which quotes the articles "Dockside Diva" by John Barkham, in LIFE magazine in 1944; "My First Trip to Sea, Part Six" by Gordon Sollors, "Voluntary War Service" by John Myers, and "Civilian to Sailor WW2 1940–1946", By R.H. Nicklin. Another article talking about Gibson appears on the BBC's WW2 People's War series site.

Gibson is also described in an article in "Facts About Durban", a reputable site covering many aspects of local history.

She is the subject of the scholarly article in the Journal of Natal and Zulu History.

Lastly, her autobiography "Durban's Lady in White: An Autobiography." (Aedificamus Press 1991. ISBN 978-0951170137) is still sold.