HISTORICAL and CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
NURSING LEADERS
1. Dedicated themselves to the care of people with leprosy, syphilis and chronic
skin conditions.
● The Knights of Saint Lazarus
2. Organized care for victims of the Black Plague in the 14th century of Germany.
● Alexian Brothers
3. Her achievements in improving the standards for the care of war casualties in the
Crimea earned her the title “Lady with the lamp”.
● Florence Nightingale
4. She was a school teacher who volunteered as a nurse during the American civil
war.
● Clara Barton
5. She was America's first trained nurse.
● Linda Richards
6. She was the first African American professional nurse.
● Mary Mahoney
7. She is considered the founder of public health nursing.
● Lilian Wald
8. She was known as “The Moses of Her people” for her work with the Underground
Railroad.
● Harriet Tubman
9. She was the Union's superintendent of female nurses during the civil war.
● Dorothea Dix
10. She was a feminist, prolific writer, political activist, suffragette and friend of Wald.
● Lavinia L. Duck
11. She is considered the founder of Planned Parenthood.
● Margaret Higgins Sanger
NURSING LEADERS
1. Dedicated themselves to the care of people with leprosy, syphilis and chronic
skin conditions.
● The Knights of Saint Lazarus
2. Organized care for victims of the Black Plague in the 14th century of Germany.
● Alexian Brothers
3. Her achievements in improving the standards for the care of war casualties in the
Crimea earned her the title “Lady with the lamp”.
● Florence Nightingale
4. She was a school teacher who volunteered as a nurse during the American civil
war.
● Clara Barton
5. She was America's first trained nurse.
● Linda Richards
6. She was the first African American professional nurse.
● Mary Mahoney
7. She is considered the founder of public health nursing.
● Lilian Wald
8. She was known as “The Moses of Her people” for her work with the Underground
Railroad.
● Harriet Tubman
9. She was the Union's superintendent of female nurses during the civil war.
● Dorothea Dix
10. She was a feminist, prolific writer, political activist, suffragette and friend of Wald.
● Lavinia L. Duck
11. She is considered the founder of Planned Parenthood.
● Margaret Higgins Sanger
