146) Rebecca Lee Crumpler The First African American Female Medical Doctor in the United States Born: 8 February 1831, Christiana, Delaware, United States of America Died: 9 March 1895, Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America In 1883 she published her Book of Medical Discourses—one of the first medical publications by an African American….
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145) Elizabeth Blackwell
“The thought of dwelling on the physical structure of the body and its various ailments filled me with disgust.” 145) Elizabeth Blackwell Pioneer for Women in the Medical Field Born: 3 February 1821, Bristol, United Kingdom Died: 31 May 1910, Hastings, United Kingdom In 1849, Elizabeth became the first woman to receive a medical degree…
144) Clara Barton
“When you were weak and I was strong, I toiled for you. Now you are strong…and I ask your aid…for the ballet.” -Clara’s plea for women’s suffrage in the United States 144) Clara Barton Arguably the Most Famous Nurse in United States’ History Born: 25 December 1821, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 12…
143) Florence Nightingale
“Not even a doctor…gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than…’devoted and obedient.’…This definition might even do for a horse.” 143) Florence Nightingale The Woman Who Pioneered Modern Nursing Born: 12 May 1820, Florence, Italy Died: 13 August 1910, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Florence was born to a wealthy British family living…
142) Dorothea Dix
142) Dorothea Dix Mental Health Advocate and Nursing Coordinator Born: 4 April 1802, Massachusetts, United States of America (Present-day Hampden County, Maine, United States of America) Died: 17 July 1887, Trenton, New Jersey, United States of America Original Name: Dorothea Lynde Dix She also recruited nurses for the Union Army during the War Between the…
141) Juliet Opie Hopkins
141) Juliet Opie Hopkins Confederate Nurse During the War Between the States Born: 7 May 1818, Jefferson County, Virginia (Today West Virginia), United States of America Died: 9 March 1890, Washington D.C., United States of America She was known as the Florence Nightingale of the South and was once injured during the war rescuing wounded…
150) Fritz Bauer
150) Fritz Bauer The Jewish Judge who was Essential in Launching the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials Born: 16 July 1903, Stuttgart, Germany Died: 1 July 1968, Frankfurt, Germany He became the youngest judge in Germany in 1930 at the age of twenty-seven. In 1933, he was sent to a concentration camp and after nine months was…
149) Rolf Mengele
149) Rolf Mengele Son of the Nazi Doctor Nicknamed The Angel of Death Born: 16 March 1944, Freiburg, Germany He Openly despises the things his father did and has spent his life trying to do whatever he can to make sure no one thinks he is anything like this father. In 1977, Rolf traveled to…
148) Simon Wiesenthal
148) Simon Wiesenthal The Nazi Hunter Born: 31 December 1908, Buczacz, Ukraine (Present Day Buchach, Ukraine) Died: 20 September 2005, Vienna, Austria He was a Shoah Survivor and Writer known as the Nazi Hunter. After the war, Simon made it his personal mission to hunt down and bring to justice the thousands of Nazi War…
147) John Harington
147) John Harington If Anyone was a Secret Love Child of Queen Elizabeth I, He is the Most Likely Suspect Born: 4 August 1561, Kelston, Somerset, England (Today a part of the United Kingdom) Died: 20 November 1612, Kelston, Somerset, England (Today a part of the United Kingdom) John was a courtier, Author, Translator, and…