Birthdate: April 16, 1845
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 4, 1926
Mary Eliza Mahoney made history as the first African-American professionally trained nurse in the United States. In 1879, she became the first African American to graduate from an American nursing school. Alongside Martha Minerva Franklin and Adah B. Thoms, she established the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses in 1908. This organization focused on enhancing educational opportunities and nursing practices for African-American nurses while fighting against racial discrimination in the nursing field. Mahoney’s pioneering efforts were recognized with multiple honors.
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