Advancement of NUrsing
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- Hi, my name is Lillian Wald !I was a nurse in the 1800s
- Lillian was born in March 10, 1867 and died in September 1, 1940.
- In 1889, Wald met a young nurse who inspired her to go into nursing herself. and graduated in 1891, went to work for the New York Juvenile Asylum, an orphanage.
- Beyond caring for the children, Wald helped with a class about home nursing for poor immigrant families on the Lower East Side. She also began classes at the Women’s Medical College in New York.
- Wald was a tireless advocate for the rights of women, children, immigrants, and laborers. She helped start the United States Children’s Bureau, the National Child Labor Committee, and the National Women’s Trade Union League. She supported and worked for a women’s right to birth control and was a part of the women’s suffrage movement. She also lobbied for workplace health and safety and much more.
- Wald was a major force in the campaigns for social reform and public health, and she was an international crusader for human rights. She worked to abolish child labor and helped establish the Federal Children's Bureau. She advocated for civil rights, women's suffrage, and for peace.
- She later received the Lincoln Medallion for her work as an “Outstanding Citizen of New York.” Wald died on September 1, 1940 at the age of 73. She was honored at both public and private meetings, including one at Carnegie Hall where 2,500 people listened to speeches from the governor and mayor praising her work.
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