Surf these sites: 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. Aunt Lizzie Aiken from Peoria -- Excerpt of a memorial book written in 1906 describing Mrs. Aiken services to the soldiers at Shawneetown in 1861. Clara''s Heart -- Profiles in Citizenship review of Clara Barton, written by Laura Morrow. 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. Florence Guinness Blake -- 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 -- 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 -- Considered America''s first trained nurse. A "Women of Courage" profile. Louisa Maertz -- Profile: Louisa Maertz, 1837-1918, an untrained United States Civil War nurse. Margaret Sanger Papers Project -- A historical editing project sponsored by the Department of History at New York University. It was established in order to locate, arrange, edit, research, and publish the papers of the noted birth control pioneer Margareet Sanger. Extensive information available on the site. 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. Mother of the Union Army -- The story of Mary Ann Bickerdyke, who delivered supplies from her church to a medical camp in Illinois, and stayed to nurse the sick and wounded for four years and nineteen battles. My Mother''s War -- The story of Helen Burrey, an American Red Cross nurse in France during WWI. Portions of her journal and scrapbook have been displayed by her daughter. Nurse Edith Cavell -- In 1914, she harbored allied soldiers from behind the Germans lines. Story By Peter Clowes. Profile - Jane Delano: Innovator in Nursing -- A pioneer in the American Red Cross Nursing Service. Profile - Margaret Sanger -- She was the founder of the American birth control movement. 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 it''s patients to the ranks than any other medical care facility. She was the only woman to hold a commission in the Confederate States Army. Sister Kenny -- A profile written by Dr. Henry of Sister Elizabeth Kenny, a polio pioneer. The term "sister" was bestowed as a military rank for nurses. 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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