Born in 1879, Mary Eliza Mahoney worked hard for nearly two decades to earn her nursing license, overcoming discrimination to become the first African American person to do so in the United States. To learn more about Boston-born and based Mahoney, read Mary Eliza Mahoney and the Legacy of African-American Nurses, watch a short bio on YouTube or check out the links to more sources below.

Sources:

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mahoney

https://www.essence.com/black-history-month-2019/mary-eliza-mahoney-the-first-black-nurse/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/obituaries/mary-eliza-mahoney-overlooked.html

https://nursing-theory.org/famous-nurses/Mary-Mahoney.php

https://www.biography.com/activist/mary-mahoney

http://ojin.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/Honoring-Nurses/NationalAwardsProgram/HallofFame/19761982/mahome5552.html

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