Black Nurse History

Nurse, Librarian, and Harlem Renaissance Writer

Public Health Nurse, Diplomat, and General-Governor of Barbados

Nursing Trailblazer and first African American admitted to the University of Maryland School of Nursing

Nurse Anesthetist & Co-Founder of Harlem Hospital School of Anesthesia

First African American Chief Nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps

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Nursing pioneer and charter member of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses

First Male Army Nurse

Founder of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty and Tucker Publications, Inc.

Living Legend and Founder of Western Michigan University School of Nursing

First Black School Nurse

The last living Black Angel

First Black nurse at the American Red Cross

Established the first baccalaureate nursing program in Alabama

Nurse leader who oversaw the integration of North Carolina Central University’s nursing program

Nursing dean, leader, and educator

Author, dean, researcher, editor, and first Black nurse on the Florida State Nurses Association Board

First Black President of Planned Parenthood

The key to Arkansas midwifery

The original Alabama midwife

Georgia midwife and activist who delivered over 3,000 babies

South Carolina’s Legendary Midwife

First Black Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps

Nursing legend, leader, and advocate for all nurses