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Nurses You Should Know
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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Rose Lim Luey
Rose Lim Luey
Chinese American Public Health Nurse
Joanna Seltzer
Jul 27
Iyo Araki
Iyo Araki
Japanese Nurse Leader, Author, & Educator
Joanna Seltzer
Jul 20
Rebecca Chan Chung
Rebecca Chan Chung
Chinese American Military Nurse & Nurse Educator
Joanna Seltzer
Jul 13
Mary Yone Akita
Mary Yone Akita
Nurse Leader and Public Health Organizer
Ravenne Aponte
May 10
Jane Edna Hunter
Jane Edna Hunter
Social Worker, Nurse, and Founder of the Phillis Wheatley Association
Ravenne Aponte
Feb 21
Nella Larsen
Nella Larsen
Nurse, Librarian, and Harlem Renaissance Writer
Joanna Seltzer
Feb 18
Dame Ruth Nita Barrow
Dame Ruth Nita Barrow
Public Health Nurse, Diplomat, and General-Governor of Barbados
Ravenne Aponte
Feb 13
Esther McCready
Esther McCready
Nursing Trailblazer and first African American admitted to the University of Maryland School of Nursing
Ravenne Aponte
Feb 10
Goldie Brangman-Dumpson
Goldie Brangman-Dumpson
Nurse Anesthetist & Co-Founder of Harlem Hospital School of Anesthesia
Joanna Seltzer
Feb 8
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
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
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
Notes on Native American Heritage Month
Notes on Native American Heritage Month
What We Are Learning Along The Way
Joanna Seltzer
Nov 1, 2021
Irnise Fennell Williams
Irnise Fennell Williams
Nurse Attorney
Joanna Seltzer
Oct 31, 2021
Anna Maria Valdez
Anna Maria Valdez
Nurse Activist, Professor, and Editor
Ravenne Aponte
Oct 30, 2021
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