Convinced that her mother’s eighteen pregnancies had contributed to the woman’s early death Margaret went on the warpath. □ Read a book where a character is a nurse OR where a character does not receive medical care because of lack of funds OR where the author's first name begins with L or last name begins with W. Her original organization, the Henry Street Settlement continues this work to this day. These public health nurses provided subsidized health care to immigrants, the destitute, and anyone else who couldn’t afford healthcare otherwise. After being called in 1893 to save the life of a woman who had been abandoned by a doctor because she could not afford to pay him Lillian founded the first organization of “Public Health Nurses” in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Lillian Wald was horrified by how we treated poor immigrants. □ Read a book where a female is the boss OR whose page count includes TWO of these numbers: 1, 9, 0, 5, 1, 9, 2, 0 OR where the author uses three names. She was also one of the first women in Boston to register to vote in 1920. Her recognition enabled her to open the door for black nurses to receive formal training, head a medical facility (the Howard Orphan Asylum), and join what is now known as the American Nurses Association. She graduated in 1905 and began a career as a well-known and respected private care nurse. A black woman in the post-Civil War era U.S., she worked at the New England Hospital for Women and Children for 15 years before finally being allowed to join its nursing school. Mary Eliza Mahoney wouldn’t take no for an answer. □ Read a book where a character suffers from a mental illness OR set in New Jersey OR where the MC's (tell us their name) or author's initials are the same letter. In 1845 her efforts were rewarded when New Jersey became the first of many states to invest in an institution for the humane housing and treatment of the mentally ill during her lifetime. then delivering her reports to state legislatures. Originally a teacher, she became a student of mental healthcare in a time where mental health care meant “lock them up in the basement.” She began doing state-wide surveys of how “mad” people were treated throughout the eastern seaboard of the U.S. □ Read a book with a non-white character OR a book set on an island OR where the author's first name begins with M or last name begins with S.ĭorothea Dix hated the way we treated people with mental illness. Her legacy was to open doors for non-white nurses in the Empire. Florence Nightingale would speak highly of Mary’s work. She then used her own funds to travel to the Crimea and establish a recovery home for British officers. When she attempted to provide aid in the Crimean War she was initially turned away by the government. She practiced medicine throughout the world and engaged in modern scientific enquiry in order to further her knowledge and skills. A Jamaican born Creole, she learned nursing as an apprentice with to her mother, utilizing traditional African and Caribbean medicines alongside of modern knowledge of things like contagion theory. Mary Jane Seacole was a contemporary of Florence Nightingale who also rendered aid to British soldiers during the Crimean War. □ Read a book where a character travels to another country OR where a character trains another person OR where the author's first name begins with F or last name begins with N. After the war she would start the world’s first formal nursing school for women (now part of King’s College of London). Horrified by conditions in the field, she lobbied for and helped to create the first modern field hospitals, emphasizing regulations covering sanitary conditions and care, reducing fatalities of wounded soldiers from over 40% to around 2%. □ Read a book where a bullet misses a person OR where a character is selected to head a big project or job OR where the author's first name begins with C or last name begins with B.Īlready well known as a nurse and a traveler, British Florence traveled to the Crimea with a group of women volunteers to provide care for wounded British soldiers. She would eventually be selected to create the first branch of the Red Cross in the United States. During one battle she even experienced a bullet tearing through her dress (but missing her) and killing the man she was treating. Clara dove into the traditionally male role of nurse, working directly on the front lines of the battle. She first took up nursing as a ten year old after an older brother’s injuries required frequent care. Clara Barton is a well-known figure in history.
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