Honoring Black History in Healthcare: Mary Eliza Mahoney
Eager to encourage greater equality for African Americans and women, Mary Mahoney is noted for becoming the first African American licensed nurse. Mary Eliza Mahoney was born in the spring of…
Honoring Black History in Healthcare: Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks Lives On By Lisa Nails | Referral Specialist In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year-old African-American woman and mother of five, went to Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital to be…