Martha Minerva Franklin joined the ancestors (Oct 29, 1870 - Sept 26, 1968). A nurse, Ms Franklin graduated from Philadelphia's Women's Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1897 and was working in New Haven, CT. 10yrs later when she began organizing Black nurses and founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) since those in segregated states were unable to join the American Nurses Association. Martha Minerva Franklin joined the ancestors (Oct 29, 1870 - Sept 26, 1968). A nurse, Ms Franklin graduated from Philadelphia's Women's Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1897 and was working in New Haven, CT. 10yrs later when she began organizing Black nurses and founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) since those in segregated states were unable to join the American Nurses Association.
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