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Adah Belle Samuel Thoms - A crusader for equal opportunities for blacks in nursing. She was one of the first to recognize a new field for nursing, public health.
Meta Description: [ hall of fame, 1976 inductee, Thoms ]
Aunt Lizzie Aiken from Peoria - Excerpt of a memorial book written in 1906 describing Mrs. Aiken services to the soldiers at Shawneetown in 1861.
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Edith Cavell - A British nurse executed during the First World War. A statue in St. Martin's Place, just off London's Trafalgar Square, bears the words, 'Humanity, Fortitude, Devotion, Sacrifice'--fitting tributes to the life she led. Authored by Abraham Unger, M.D.
Meta Description: [ Women's history research and information treasure trove - notable women, women's history themes and subjects, quotations by famous women - from ancient women's history through the 20th century - learn more about woman's many roles in history - from feminism to housewives - from queens to scientis... ]
Edith Cavell: A Norfolk Heroine - Profile of British nurse Edith Cavell who worked in Belgium in World War I. She was arrested for helping allied soldiers to freedom and executed by the German authorities.
Meta Description: [ Edith Cavell - A Norfolk Heroine 1865-1915. Nurse Edith Cavell was born in Swardeston, Norfolk, and worked as a Nurse in Belgium in World War I. She was arrested for helping allied soldiers to freedom and executed by the German authorities. ]
Florence Guinness Blake - Inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame in 1996. A distinguished pediatric nurse who strove to advance education in pediatric nursing.
Meta Description: [ hall of fame, 1996 inductee, Florence Guinness Blake ]
Hall of Fame Inductee: Clara Louise Maass - From the American Nurses Association: Profile of one of the nation's most courageous nurses, Clara Louise Maass lost her life during scientific studies to determine the cause of yellow fever.
Meta Description: [ hall of fame, 1976 inductee, Maass ]
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Leaders of the American Red Cross - Profiles of founder Clara Barton and subsequent leaders of the organization.
Linda Richards - Considered America's first trained nurse. A Women of Courage profile.
Meta Description: [ Linda Richards, America's First Trained Nurse, is a Women of Courage profile, produced by the St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women. ]
Louisa Maertz - Profile: Louisa Maertz, 1837-1918, an untrained United States Civil War nurse.
Meta Description: [ Louisa Maertz, 1837-1918, was an
untrained United States Civil War nurse and later became Secretary of the Blessing
Hospital Board of Lady Managers in Quincy, Illinois. She was also a writer and
philanthropist. ]
Mary Eliza Mahoney - A profile of the first African-American professional nurse.
Military Nurses of Canada - A profile of The Lady Nelson - a Canadian hospital ship. An excerpt from Volume II of the Military Nurses of Canada. Ruth (Littlejohn) McIlrath's recollections of the army nurses who had staffed this ship during the war.
Meta Description: [ The Military Nurses of Canada is a book compiling personal recollections of Canadian Military Nurses throughout history. This website offers ordering information and a sample excerpt with photos. Edith Landells-Lees, Editor ]
Nurse Edith Cavell - In 1914, she harbored allied soldiers from behind the Germans lines. Story By Peter Clowes for Military History magazine.
Meta Description: [ Women's history research and information treasure trove - notable women, women's history themes and subjects, quotations by famous women - from ancient women's history through the 20th century - learn more about woman's many roles in history - from feminism to housewives - from queens to scientis... ]
Profile - Jane Delano: Innovator in Nursing - A pioneer in the American Red Cross Nursing Service.
Meta Description: [ The American Red Cross History and Museum ]
Profile - Sophie Mannerheim - A famous nurse known as pioneer of modern nursing in Finland. A Finnish stamp was dedicated to her.
Profiles in Caring: Lillian D.Wald - Biography of the founder of the Henry Street Settlement, the forerunner of the Visiting Nurse Society of New York.
Sally Louisa Tompkins - Opened one of the most successful hospitals during the civil war, returning more of its patients to the ranks than any other medical care facility. She was the only woman to hold a commission in the Confederate States Army.
Spotlight - Jo Anne Ashley - A nurse, author and educator. She was a staunch advocate of the role of nursing in the health field, power in nursing and the historic perspective of nursing.
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