Mary Mahoney Biography (1845–1926)
Mary Mahoney became the first Black woman to complete nurse's training in 1879.
Who Was Mary Mahoney?
Mary Mahoney was admitted to the nursing school of the New England Hospital for Women and Children, and became the first Black woman to complete nurse's training in 1879. She was also one of the first Black members of the American Nurses Association, and has been credited as one of the first women to register to vote in Boston following the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Mahoney was inducted into both the Nursing Hall of Fame and the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Early Life
Mary Eliza Mahoney was born on May 7, 1845 (some sources say April 16, 1845), in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. After working for several years as a private-duty nurse at Boston's New England Hospital for Women and Children, in 1878, Mahoney was admitted to the hospital's nursing program.
Pioneer of Nursing and Voting
The following year, Mary Mahoney made history when she became the first black woman to complete nurse's training. Subsequently, she became one of the first black members of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (later renamed the American Nurses Association), as well as a member of the newly founded National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses.
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