The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104, and a native of Goose Creek, South Carolina. Nancy Leftenant-Colon ...

Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black professional nurse in America, and an active organizer among African American nurses. She was born in Boston, on May 7, 1845, the oldest of three children.

At the age of 18, Constance “Connie” Evans, became a licensed practical nurse for an opportunity to explore more of the medical field.

When Betty Smith Williams, DrPH, RN (NUR '54) became the first black student to earn her nursing credentials ... was determined to unite black nurses nationally to focus on health issues that were ...

Submitted by Barbara A. Seals Nevergold, PhD, Co-founder, Uncrowned Queens Institute: Eva Bateman was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 5, 1919. Her mother, Ola, named her Anna Eva Melinda Theresa ...

the U.S. Army Nurse Corps began accepting Black nurses two days after World War I ended. Nine of the first group of 18, shown here around 1919, went to Camp Sherman in Ohio.

Krish and Sammy find out about the history of nursing, including Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, Edith Cavell and Koforowola Abeni Pratt - the first black nurse to work for the NHS.

Mandela and the civil rights struggle - Bristol's first black nurseMandela and the civil rights struggle - Bristol's first black nurse ...

Colon, the first Black woman in the US Army Nurse Corps post-desegregation, broke racial barriers through military service, inspiring others with humility and a legacy of leadership.