Nursing Leaders

Pioneer crusader for elevation of care for the mentally ill

Developed
the American Red Cross in 1881

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One of the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War

Championed
the rights and comforts of the soldiers; organized diet kitchens, laundries,
ambulance service; and supervised the nursing staff

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first trained nurse in America

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Responsible for the development of the first nursing and hospital
records

credited
with the development of our present-day documentation system

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Organized the first graded system of theory and practice in the schools
of nursing

one of the founders of the  American Journal of Nursing

Responsible
with Robb for the organization of the American Society of Superintendents of
Training Schools, which evolved into the National League for Nursing Education

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Graduated from the New
England Hospital
for Women and Children in 1879, becoming the first African-American
professional nurse

worked
for acceptance of African-Americans in the nursing profession

responsible
for the development of public health nursing in the United States through the foundation
of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City

A
leader in nursing education

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Developed a curriculum concepts and guidelines for student nurses

assisted
in the development of the International Council for Nurses

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Pioneer in nurse-midwifery

established
the Frontier Nursing Service to deliver obstetric care to mothers in the hills
of Kentucky;
these nurses traveled on horseback to reach the mothers