- Adah Belle Samuel Thoms
A crusader for equal opportunities for blacks in nursing. She was one of the first to recognize a new field for nursing, public health. http://www.nursingworld.org/hof/thomab.htm - Edith Cavell
A British nurse executed during the First World War. A statue in St. Martin's Place, just off London's Trafalgar Square, bears the words, 'Humanity, Fortitude, Devotion, Sacrifice'--fitting tributes to the life she led. Authored by Abraham Unger, M.D. http://www.thehistorynet.com/BritishHeritage/articles/1997/05972_text.htm - Edith Cavell: A Norfolk Heroine
Profile of British nurse Edith Cavell who worked in Belgium in World War I. She was arrested for helping allied soldiers to freedom and executed by the German authorities. http://www.edithcavell.org.uk/ - Florence Guinness Blake
Inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame in 1996. A distinguished pediatric nurse who strove to advance education in pediatric nursing. http://www.nursingworld.org/hof/blakfg.htm - Hall of Fame Inductee: Clara Louise Maass
From the American Nurses Association: Profile of one of the nation's most courageous nurses, Clara Louise Maass lost her life during scientific studies to determine the cause of yellow fever. http://www.nursingworld.org/hof/maascl.htm - Linda Richards
Considered America's first trained nurse. A "Women of Courage" profile. http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/richards.htm - Nurse Edith Cavell
In 1914, she harbored allied soldiers from behind the Germans lines. Story By Peter Clowes. http://www.thehistorynet.com/MilitaryHistory/articles/08964_text.htm - Profile - Sophie Mannerheim
A famous nurse known as pioneer of modern nursing in Finland. A Finnish stamp was dedicated to her. http://home.c2i.net/amd/finwomen/mannerheim.htm - Profiles in Caring: Lillian D.Wald
Biography of the founder of the Henry Street Settlement, the forerunner of the Visiting Nurse Society of New York. http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-4.html - Sally Louisa Tompkins
Opened one of the most successful hospitals during the civil war, returning more of its patients to the ranks than any other medical care facility. She was the only woman to hold a commission in the Confederate States Army. http://www.civilwarhome.com/tompkinsbio.htm |