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Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker is the only US woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor.
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Florence Nightingale
Nurse Florence Nightingale is best known for making hospitals a cleaner and safer place to be.
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Aileen Cole Stewart
Aileen Cole Stewart became one of the first African American women to serve in the Army Nursing Corps.
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Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture
Canadian Charlotte Monture moved to the US for nursing training and served in the US Army during World War I.
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Jane Arminda Delano
Jane Delano was the superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps and inspired many women to become nurses around the world.
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Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems
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Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was far more than the “Most Beautiful Woman in the World” and a Hollywood starlet—she was a brilliant, scientific mind that gave way for inventions that still have an impact on today.
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Creating a Historical Thesis Statement
Using the History of Nursing Timeline and supplemental web resources, students will collate significant ideas and facts and write a cohesive thesis statement to introduce the assigned historical topic.
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Getting with the Program
Students will learn about the women who programmed ENIAC (the world’s first electronic computer), how computers work, and women’s job opportunities during World War II.
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Inventive Women - Part 1
Students will learn about female inventors and their contributions to American technology.
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Katherine Johnson and the Mathematics of the Space Race
Katherine Johnson worked for NASA as a "human computer," during the 1950's and '60's. Her work as a mathematician sent astronauts into space.
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Women Pioneers of Computer Programming
In the 1940's, the US Army hired six women mathematicians to operate the first electronic, digital computer.
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Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix was an early 19th century activist who drastically changed the medical field during her lifetime.
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Frances P. Bolton
US Rep Frances Bolton pursued a life of philanthropy, politics, and social reform, and was a lifelong advocate of education, healthcare, and civil rights.
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