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🩺Here are some of the most famous people in nursing history. And, it may surprise you to know that one of them is a male!💉🩼
Florence Nightingale – Beyond a doubt, she is the most famous of the group. She is the founder of modern nursing. During the Crimean War, she made significant improvements in the medical care and sanitation for wounded soldiers.

Clara Barton – Often called the Florence Nightingale of America”, she provided nursing service during the Civil War. Ultimately, Barton was put in charge of Union hospitals during the war. She founded the American Red Cross.

Loretta C. Ford – She founded the first nurse practitioner program.

Walt Whitman – Best known as a poet, Whitman served as a nurse during the Civil War.

Mary Eliza Mahoney – She was the first African American to receive a nursing license.

These are just a few of the many people who made significant impacts on the world of nursing and medical care. The list could go on and on.