Mabel Keaton Staupers
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Mabel Keaton Staupers was a pioneer in the American nursing profession. Faced with racial discrimination after graduating from nursing school, Staupers became an advocate for racial equality in the nursing profession.
Staupers was born on February 27, 1980, in Barbados, West Indies. In 1903, at the age of thirteen, she emigrated to the United States with her parents, Pauline and Thomas Doyle. She attended Freedmen's Hospital School of Nursing in Washington, DC where she graduated with honrs. After graduation, she worked as a private duty nurse.
Staupers fought for the inclusion of black nurses in World War II
to the Army and Navy as the executive secretary of National Association of Graduate Colored Nurses (NAGCN)She wrote that "Negro nurses recognize that service to their country is a responsibility of citizenship."
She continued fighting for the full inclusion of nurses of all races in the US military, which was granted in January 1945. In 1948, the American Nursing Association followed suit and allowed African-American nurses to become members. In 1950, Staupers dissolved the NAGCN because she believed the organization had completed its mission. In 1951, the NAACP honored Stauper with the Spingarn Medal
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Staupers was born on February 27, 1980, in Barbados, West Indies. In 1903, at the age of thirteen, she emigrated to the United States with her parents, Pauline and Thomas Doyle. She attended Freedmen's Hospital School of Nursing in Washington, DC where she graduated with honrs. After graduation, she worked as a private duty nurse.
Staupers fought for the inclusion of black nurses in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to the Army and Navy as the executive secretary of National Association of Graduate Colored Nurses (NAGCN)She wrote that "Negro nurses recognize that service to their country is a responsibility of citizenship."
She continued fighting for the full inclusion of nurses of all races in the US military, which was granted in January 1945. In 1948, the American Nursing Association followed suit and allowed African-American nurses to become members. In 1950, Staupers dissolved the NAGCN because she believed the organization had completed its mission. In 1951, the NAACP honored Stauper with the Spingarn Medal
Spingarn Medal
The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for outstanding achievement by an African American....
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