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Started by nurses, the Nurses You Should Know Project is a collaborative campaign designed to raise awareness to the contributions of nurses of color in the nursing profession and healthcare at large.
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Viola Elizabeth Garcia Schneider
Viola Elizabeth Garcia Schneider
U.S. Army Nurse Corps First Lieutenant in World War II (of the Catawba Nation)
Joanna Seltzer
Nov 18, 2022
Sylvia Mendez
Sylvia Mendez
Civil Rights Activist and Nurse who was awarded the 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom
Ravenne Aponte
Oct 15, 2022
Hector Hugo Gonzalez
Hector Hugo Gonzalez
First Mexican-American Nurse to Earn a Doctorate
Joanna Seltzer
Oct 5, 2022
Rose Lim Luey
Rose Lim Luey
Chinese American Public Health Nurse
Joanna Seltzer
Jul 27, 2022
Iyo Araki
Iyo Araki
Japanese Nurse Leader, Author, & Educator
Joanna Seltzer
Jul 20, 2022
Rebecca Chan Chung
Rebecca Chan Chung
Chinese American Military Nurse & Nurse Educator
Joanna Seltzer
Jul 13, 2022
Mary Yone Akita
Mary Yone Akita
Nurse Leader and Public Health Organizer
Ravenne Aponte
May 10, 2022
Jane Edna Hunter
Jane Edna Hunter
Social Worker, Nurse, and Founder of the Phillis Wheatley Association
Ravenne Aponte
Feb 21, 2022
Nella Larsen
Nella Larsen
Nurse, Librarian, and Harlem Renaissance Writer
Joanna Seltzer
Feb 18, 2022
Dame Ruth Nita Barrow
Dame Ruth Nita Barrow
Public Health Nurse, Diplomat, and General-Governor of Barbados
Ravenne Aponte
Feb 13, 2022
Esther McCready
Esther McCready
Nursing Trailblazer and first African American admitted to the University of Maryland School of Nursing
Ravenne Aponte
Feb 10, 2022
Goldie Brangman-Dumpson
Goldie Brangman-Dumpson
Nurse Anesthetist & Co-Founder of Harlem Hospital School of Anesthesia
Joanna Seltzer
Feb 8, 2022
Major Della Hayden Raney Jackson
Major Della Hayden Raney Jackson
First African American Chief Nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps
Ravenne Aponte
Feb 5, 2022
Notes on Black History Month
Notes on Black History Month
For those joining us for the first time — welcome! To those who’ve joined us since day one, thank you for your commitment to diversifying…
Ravenne Aponte
Feb 1, 2022
Charlene Platon
Charlene Platon
Nurse Leader, Entrepreneur, & CEO
Ravenne Aponte
Dec 17, 2021
Rachel Radyk
Rachel Radyk
Public Health Nurse and Indigenous Nurse Navigator
Joanna Seltzer
Dec 14, 2021
Misty Wilkie
Misty Wilkie
Nurse Educator, Researcher, and Mentor
Ravenne Aponte
Nov 19, 2021
Michelle Kahn-John
Michelle Kahn-John
Psychiatric NP, Educator, & Researcher
Joanna Seltzer
Nov 16, 2021
Virginia Sneed Dixon
Virginia Sneed Dixon
World War II and Korean War Veteran
Joanna Seltzer
Nov 11, 2021
Marcella LeBeau
Marcella LeBeau
Lakota Elder, Nurse Leader, and World War II Veteran
Ravenne Aponte
Nov 10, 2021
Cora Elm and Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture
Cora Elm and Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture
Indigenous Nurses in World War I
Ravenne Aponte
Nov 8, 2021
Elizabeth Bender Roe Cloud
Elizabeth Bender Roe Cloud
Ojibwe Activist and Educator
Ravenne Aponte
Nov 7, 2021
Elizabeth Sadoques Mason
Elizabeth Sadoques Mason
Abenaki Indian Registered Nurse
Joanna Seltzer
Nov 4, 2021
Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail
Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail
Founding Member of the American Indian Nurses Association
Ravenne Aponte
Nov 3, 2021
Lula Owl Gloyne
Lula Owl Gloyne
First Eastern Band Cherokee Indian Registered Nurse
Joanna Seltzer
Nov 2, 2021
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