Feminist Movement (1960-1985) In the years since ratification of the 19th Amendment, no period saw more discussion of the status of women than… Read More »Feminist Movement (1960-1985)
Flower Mission The idea for this healthcare charity dates to 1876 when a group of young women took flowers to City Hospital… Read More »Flower Mission
Gallahue Plan In an attempt to help alleviate the shortage of nurses following World War II, Edward E. Gallahue, president of American… Read More »Gallahue Plan
Grand Body Of The Sisters Of Charity The Grand Body of the Sisters of Charity (GBSC), not to be confused with Catholic women’s religious orders with a… Read More »Grand Body Of The Sisters Of Charity
Indiana University School Of Nursing Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) opened its doors in 1914 as the Indiana University Training School for Nurses. Its… Read More »Indiana University School Of Nursing
Winifred Conrick Kahmann (May 24, 1894-Mar. 31, 1982). An early occupational therapist and an influential champion for the professionalization of the profession in… Read More »Winifred Conrick Kahmann
Amelia R. Keller (Jan. 12, 1871-Jan. 28, 1943). One of the first women physicians to practice in Indianapolis, Keller was born in Cleveland,… Read More »Amelia R. Keller
Helene Elise Hermine Knabe (Dec. 22, 1875-Oct. 24, 1911). Raised in Rügenwalder-Münde (then in Prussia, now Darlowko/Darlowo, Poland), Knabe lost her parents early in… Read More »Helene Elise Hermine Knabe
Doris Honig Merritt (July 16, 1923-April 12, 2022). Born in New York City, Doris Merritt was the daughter of Haron and Lillian Honig.… Read More »Doris Honig Merritt
Nursing Professional nursing in the United States dates back to the last quarter of the 19th century. Before that time religious… Read More »Nursing