Clara Maass (1876-1901)

Clara Maass, first nurse ever to be honored on a United States postage stamp.

Mary Walker (1832-1919)

Dr. Mary Walker, Civil War Surgeon and first female Medal of Honor recipient

Mary Breckinridge (1881-1964)

For years, Mary Breckinridge and her staff of trained nurse midwives could be found traveling through the Appalachian mountains on horseback to deliver babies and offer medical care to the families of eastern Kentucky.

Mary Breckinridge was born in 1881 to …