Profiles in Caring: Lillian D. Wald 1867 - 1940 Nursing is love in action, and there is no finer manifestation of it than the care of the poor and disabled in their own homes Lillian D. Wald was a nurse, social worker, public health official, teacher, author, editor, publisher, women's rights activist, and the founder of American community nursing. Her unselfish devotion to humanity is ...
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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.
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Hall of fame, 1976 inductee, Maass ...
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Sophie Mannerheim (1863-1928) A famous nurse known as pioneer of modern nursing in Finland. She was daughter of a count and sister of a former Finnish President, marshal Carl Gustav Mannerheim. Her career started as a bank employee for 6 years until she got married in 1896. After her divorce in 1902 she was trained in ...
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Hall of fame, 1976 inductee, Thoms ...
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Hall of fame, 1996 inductee, Blake ...
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