Adah Belle Samuel Thoms «
http://www.nursingworld.org/hof/thomab.htm | | A crusader for equal opportunities for blacks in nursing. she was one of the first to recognize a new field for nursing , public health. |
Aunt Lizzie Aiken from Peoria «
http://history.alliancelibrarysystem.com/IllinoisWomen/files/pe/htm1/aiken.cfm | | Excerpt of a memorial book written in 1906 describing mrs. aiken services to the soldiers at shawneetown in 1861. |
Edith Cavell «
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/prm/bledith_cavell1.htm | | 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. |
Edith Cavell: A Norfolk Heroine «
http://www.edithcavell.org.uk/ | | 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. |
Florence Guinness Blake «
http://www.nursingworld.org/hof/blakfg.htm | | Inducted into the ana hall of fame in 1996. a distinguished pediatric nurse who strove to advance education in pediatric nursing. |
Hall of Fame Inductee: Clara Louise Maass «
http://www.nursingworld.org/hof/maascl.htm | | 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. |
Linda Richards «
http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/richards.htm | | Considered america's first trained nurse. a " women of courage" profile. |
Louisa Maertz «
http://history.alliancelibrarysystem.com/IllinoisWomen/files/bh/htm2/bhHTM003.cfm | | Profile: louisa maertz , 1837-1918 , an untrained united states civil war nurse. |
Mary Eliza Mahoney «
http://www.bridgew.edu/HOBA/Mahoney.cfm | | A profile of the first african-american professional nurse. |
Nurse Edith Cavell «
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/prm/bledithcavell1.htm | | In 1914 , she harbored allied soldiers from behind the germans lines. story by peter clowes for military history magazine. |
Profile - Jane Delano: Innovator in Nursing «
http://www.redcross.org/museum/registry/profile.asp?id=745 | | A pioneer in the american red cross nursing service. |
Profile - Sophie Mannerheim «
http://home.c2i.net/amd/finwomen/mannerheim.htm | | A famous nurse known as pioneer of modern nursing in finland. a finnish stamp was dedicated to her. |
Profiles in Caring: Lillian D. Wald «
http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-4.html | | Biography of the founder of the henry street settlement , the forerunner of the visiting nurse society of new york. |
Sally Louisa Tompkins «
http://www.civilwarhome.com/tompkinsbio.htm | | 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 «
http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/history/spotlight.htm | | 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. |
