 At the time of her attendance, The Olives was only a 4 year old private training school in the post-Nightingale era, when nursing schools were established in England that focused on providing future nurses practical education, promoting sanitation and cleanliness practices, and on fostering nursing theory and professionalism.Neve left for Kashmir by sea in September or October 1898.She was supported financially by the church of St. Mary Abbots of Kensington.