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In 1879, Mary Eliza Mahoney became the first Black graduate nurse in the United States. Mary Eliza Mahoney...

Mary Elizabeth Carnegie was a ground-breaking nurse, educator, and author who championed the cause of African American nurses....

[dropcap size=small]M[/dropcap]ary Francis Hill Coley (August 15, 1900 – March 1966) was an African American lay midwife who is best known for being featured in a documentary film used to train...

Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur (1758-August 8, 1858 ), was the Empress of Haiti (1804-1806) as the spouse...

Susie King Taylor was the first Black Army nurse, who tended to an all-Black army troop named the...

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Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…

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