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Ksmiles123 Check-In 02/18/2026
February is Black History Month- we celebrate great leaders like Mary Eliza Mahoney. In 1879, Mary became the first Black licensed professional nurse in the United States — at a time when most nursing schools excluded Black students.
Her success challenged racist barriers in professional education and helped legitimize Black nurses in a segregated healthcare system.
She also co-founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses — advocating for equity in nursing education and practice.
Access to nursing didn’t expand naturally. It expanded because leaders like Mahoney refused exclusion.
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