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Nursing

Professional nursing in the United States dates back to the last quarter of the 19th century. Before that time religious… Read More »Nursing

Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky traces its roots to the early 1930s when Birth Control Leagues opened across the… Read More »Planned Parenthood

Beulah Wright Porter Price

(Jan. 2, 1869-Nov. 2, 1928). Beulah Wright Porter Price was an educator, physician, and active participant in the African American… Read More »Beulah Wright Porter Price

Cory SerVaas

(June 21, 1924-Mar. 6, 2020). Physician, health educator, inventor, television personality, and journalist, Cory SerVaas was born in Pella, Iowa.… Read More »Cory SerVaas

Sigma Theta Tau International

Sigma Theta Tau International, one of the world’s largest associations in the world, had its genesis at the Indiana Training… Read More »Sigma Theta Tau International

(Rose) Urbana Spink

(1879-July 5, 1952). Rose Urbana Spink was born in Loogootee, Indiana to Urban and Rosanna Morgan Spink. The family moved… Read More »(Rose) Urbana Spink

Mary Angela Spink

(Nov. 18, 1863-Sept. 3, 1939). Born in Washington, Indiana, Mary Angela Spink came to Indianapolis from Cincinnati in 1884 as… Read More »Mary Angela Spink

Sarah Stockton 

(Mar. 1842-Mar. 14, 1924) Sarah Stockton was born on a farm in Lafayette, Indiana, to pioneer settlers of Tippecanoe County.… Read More »Sarah Stockton 

Rachel Swain

(1835-Dec. 31, 1919). Rachel Swain was born in Randolph County, near Richmond, Indiana to Quakers Anthony and Rhoda (Lane) Way.… Read More »Rachel Swain

Woman’s Improvement Club

Middle-class women in Progressive Era America (1890s to the 1920s) took active roles in reform initiatives to address society’s ills.… Read More »Woman’s Improvement Club