A Voice for Nurses, A Bridge for Communities
Guided by Compassion, Education, and Ethical Values
Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
Founder of modern nursing, revolutionized sanitation and hospital care.
Clara Barton 1821–1912)
Angel of the Battlefield,” founder of the American Red Cross.
Read Bio: https://nursejournal.org/articles/influential-nurses-in-history
Mary Mahoney (1845–1926)
First African American professionally trained nurse in the U.S.
Read Bio: https://nursingtheory.org/famous-nurses/Mary-Mahoney
Lillian Wald (1867–1940)
The Founder of public health nursing, she established Henry Street Settlement.
Read Bio: https://www.henrystreet.org/about/our-history/lillian-wald/
Hazel W. Johnson-Brown (1927–2011)
The first African American woman U.S. Army general, Chief of Army Nurse Corps.
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Goldie Brangman (1917–2020)
She was the first African American president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). She served on the surgical team that cared for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after he was stabbed during a 1958 book‑signing event in Harlem, New York.
Read Bio: https://nursejournal.org/articles/influential-nurses-in-history/