Luminaries of the Past: Stories of Fifty Extraordinary Nurses

Nurses work in hospitals, clinics, and schools. They work on cruise ships and at summer camps, and they debate in the United States Congress. They are scientists, inventors, and authors. They care for newborns when they take their first breath and the dying when they take their last. Nurses work everywhere, yet much of their work is unknown to the public.

Learn about 50 remarkable nurses who changed the world and saved lives.