Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail
A Native American Nurse Who Advocated For Indigenous Healthcare Rights And Improved Access To Care.
Monthly Archives: February 2026
Maude Frances Essig
Maude Frances Essig
A World War I Nurse Recognized For Her Service And Leadership In Military Nursing.
Julia Catherine Stimson
Julia Catherine Stimson
A Nurse Leader Who Served As Superintendent Of The Army Nurse Corps During World War I.
Anna Etheridge
Anna Etheridge
A Civil War Nurse Known For Her Bravery On The Battlefield And Awarded The Kearny Cross.
Mary Seacole Grant
Mary Seacole Grant
A Jamaican Nurse And Healer Who Provided Battlefield Care During The Crimean War Alongside Florence Nightingale.
Agnes Warner
Agnes Warner
A Canadian Nurse Who Served In World War I And Documented Her Experiences In Nursing The Wounded.
Elsie Inglis
Elsie Inglis
A Scottish Nurse And Suffragist Who Founded The Scottish Women Hospitals During World War I.
Vera Brittain
Vera Brittain
A British Nurse, Writer, And Pacifist Known For Her Memoir Testament Of Youth About World War I Nursing.
Edith Angelica Cavell
Edith Angelica Cavell
A British Nurse Executed In World War I For Aiding Allied Soldiers, Remembered For Her Courage.
Lenah Higbee
Lenah Higbee
A Navy Nurse And Superintendent Of The Navy Nurse Corps, Honored With A Naval Destroyer Named After Her.