Aug 1, 1879: Mary Eliza Mahoney graduates from the nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children. The first African American to graduate from an American school of nursing.
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"Mary Eliza Mahoney, First African Ameirican Nurse Graduate." Historianspeaks, August 1, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/mary-eliza-mahoney-first-african-ameirican-nurse-graduate.
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