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Mary Eliza Mahoney

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American nurse

United StatesLived 1845 to 1926 · aged 80
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Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States. In 1879, Mahoney was the first African American to graduate from an American school of nursing.

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1993National Women's Hall of Fame

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United States
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Lived 1845 to 1926 · aged 80
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