Elizabeth Gordon Fox

picture info	Elizabeth Gordon Fox Elizabeth Gordon Fox (1884 — November 13, 1958) was an American Red Cross nurse, director of the Public Health Nursing Service during and after World War I. She was the twelfth American recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal when it was awarded by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1931. Early life Elizabeth Gordon Fox was born in Milwaukee,''History of American Red Cross Nursing'' (Macmillan 1922): 1275-1976. the daughter of Edwin M. Fox and Frances K. Gordon Fox. Her brother E. Gordon Fox was an engineer in Chicago. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1907, and trained as a nurse at < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Milwaukee is the List of United States cities by population, 31st largest city in the United States, the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States, and the second largest city on Lake Michigan's shore behind Chicago. It is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, the fourth-most densely populated metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States, Midwest. Milwaukee is considered a global city, categorized as "Gamma minus" by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with a regional List of U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP, GDP of over $102 billion in 2020. Today, Milwaukee is one of the most ethnicity, ethnically and Cultural diversity, cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edna Lois Foley Edna Lois Foley (December 17, 1878 – August 4, 1943) was an American nurse. She served as a chief nurse of the American Red Cross Tuberculosis Commission for Italy in 1919. In 1914, she prepared the ''Visiting Nurse Manual''. She advocated the need for more opportunities for African-American nurses. Biography Edna Lois Foley was born on December 17, 1878, in Hartford, Connecticut to William R. and Matilda (Baker) Foley. She graduated from Smith College. She also studied at the Hartford Hospital Training School for Nurses. In 1912, she became the superintendent of the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), Chicago. She was one of the founders of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing, which was established in 1912. The other founders include Lilian Wald, Ella Crandall, and Mary Beard (nursing), Mary Beard. She served as the director of Chicago Tuberculosis Institute. In 1916, she also became the director of the American Lung Association, National Society for Study and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]