Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America’s First Licensed Black Nurse
Minority Nurse
MAY 7, 2024
Mahoney first worked as a nurse aide among licensed nurses, but her wages were too low, so she worked in various roles, including washerwoman, janitor, and cook. The hospital was progressive in its time, including an all-women staff of physicians, and provided healthcare to only women and their children.
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