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DELANO, Jane & the Nurses who died in Service in World War I Memorial at the Red Cross Bldg in Washington, D.C.
by Robert Tait McKenzie
This is just one of several sights at the Red Cross building. Click here to see more.
Jane Arminda Delano (March 13, 1862 - April 15, 1919) was a nurse and founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service. In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, she became a member of the New York Chapter of the American Red Cross and served as the secretary for the enrollment of nurses. In 1902 she returned to Bellevue Hospital in New York City as the director of the Training School for Nurses where she remained until 1909 when she was made Superintendent of the United States Army Nurse Corps. During this time, her invaluable contributions to her profession resulted in her being named president of the American Nurses Association and chair of the National Committee of the Red Cross Nursing Service. A pioneer of the modern nursing profession, Delano almost single-handedly created American Red Cross Nursing when she united the work of the American Nurses Association, the Army Nurse Corps, and the American Red Cross. Through her efforts, emergency response teams were organized for disaster relief and over 8,000 registered nurses were trained and ready for duty by the time the United States entered World War I. During the course of the War, more than 20,000 of her nurses played vital roles with the United States military. Source: Wikipedia
Bronze by Robert Tait McKenzie
Address: E & 18th Sts. NW Nearest Metro: Farragut West (Orange - Blue)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 77002570 (dcMem ID #900)
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THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID FOR THE TERROR BY NIGHT NOR FOR THE ARROW THAT FLIETH BY DAY
NOR FOR THE PESTILENCE THAT WALKETH IN DARKNESS NOR THE DESTRUCTION THAT WASTETH AT NOONDAY
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