1845
Mary Eliza Mahoney, American nurse and activist (died 1926)
Mary Eliza Mahoney, American nurse and activist (died 1926)
Mary Eliza Mahoney, American nurse and activist (died 1926)
Mary Eliza Mahoney
African American nurse (1845-1926)
- Born
- 1845
Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States. In 1879, Mahoney was the first African American to graduate from an American school of nursing.