|
In 1916 Ora Porter, a graduate of Tuskegee
Institute, became one of the first registered nurses in Warren
County. Porter dedicated her life to nursing.
First graduating class of the Nurses'
Aide Corps, March 1943. From 1926 to 1934 City Hospital tried
to remedy the shortage of nurses by operating a nursing school.
During World War II many area women volunteered as nurse's aides.
Vanta Youth Education Kit used in home
economics classes at Western Kentucky State Normal and Teachers
College where young women were taught proper care of infants
and young children, ca. 1925. The kit included such layette items
as infant gowns, socks, shirts, baby band and blanket.
Home l
Early
History l Agriculture l
Business l
Industry l
Education l
Health
and Medicine l Recreation l
Religion l
Transportation l
War l
Timeline l
Map l
Sponsors
   
Updated December 15, 2000
Created by Donna Parker with contribution from Sandy Staebell,
Laura Harper Lee, Lynne Ferguson and Jon Kay.
Send comments to KyMus@wku.edu
Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001 Western Kentucky University
All rights reserved.
URL: http://www.wku.edu/Library/onlinexh/rrr1/Pages/Secpages/hm_nursing.html
|
