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Lula Warlick
Lula Gertrude Warlick (December 12, 1884 – July 21, 1957) was an American nurse, educator, and nursing administrator, based in Philadelphia for much of her career. Early life and education Lula Warlick was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, the daughter of Eliza Ann Jackson. She trained as a teacher at Scotia Seminary, graduating in 1907. In 1910, she graduated from Lincoln Hospital School for Nurses in New York, with further studies in a summer program at the University of Iowa in 1925. Career Warlick worked at Provident Hospital in Chicago from 1911 to 1917, and at Kansas City's Old General Hospital from 1917 to 1920. She also taught health and hygiene classes in Kansas City schools from 1924 to 1926, and trained Black women as nurses' aides during World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Lincolnton is a city in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States within the Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 11,091 at the 2020 census, with an estimated population of 12,128, as of 2023. Lincolnton is northwest of Charlotte, on the South Fork of the Catawba River. The city is the county seat of Lincoln County. History In June 1780 during the American Revolutionary War, the future site of Lincolnton was the site of the Battle of Ramsour's Mill, a small engagement in which local Loyalists were defeated by pro-independence forces. Some historians consider the battle significant because it disrupted Loyalist organizing in the region at a crucial time. After the Revolution, the legislature organized a new county by splitting this area from old Tryon County (named in the colonial era for a royally appointed governor). The 1780 battle site was chosen for the seat of Lincoln County. The new city and the county were named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barber–Scotia College
Barber–Scotia College is a Private college, private Higher education accreditation in the United States, unaccredited Historically black colleges and universities, historically black college in Concord, North Carolina. It began as a seminary in 1867 before becoming a college in 1916. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). History Scotia Seminary Barber–Scotia began as a female seminary in 1867. Scotia Seminary was founded by the Reverend Luke Dorland and chartered in 1870. A project by the Presbyterian Church to prepare young African American Southern United States, southern women, who were the daughters of former slavery, slaves, for careers as social workers and teachers, it was the coordinate women's school for Biddle University, now Johnson C. Smith University. It was the first Women's colleges in the Southern United States#Historically black colleges (HBCU), historically black female institution of higher education established after the American Civil Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Hospital (Bronx)
Lincoln Hospital is a full service medical center and teaching hospital affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College, in the Mott Haven, Bronx, Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, New York (state), New York. The medical center is municipally owned by NYC Health + Hospitals. Lincoln is known for innovative programs addressing the specific needs of the community it serves, aggressively tackling such issues as asthma, obesity, cancer, diabetes and tuberculosis. Staffed by a team of more than 300 physicians, the hospital has an inpatient capacity of 347 beds, including 20 neonatal intensive care beds, 23 intensive care beds, 8 pediatric intensive care beds, 7 coronary care beds, and an 11-station renal dialysis unit. With over 144,000 emergency department visits annually, Lincoln has the busiest single-site emergency department in New York City and the third-busiest in the nation. History Lincoln Hospital was founded in 1839 as "The Home for the Colored Aged" by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Iowa
The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and 7 professional degrees. On an urban 1,880-acre campus on the banks of the Iowa River, the University of Iowa is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". In fiscal year 2021, research expenditures at Iowa totaled $818 million. The university was the original developer of the Master of Fine Arts degree, and it operates the Iowa Writers' Workshop, whose alumni include 17 of the university's 46 Pulitzer Prize winners. Iowa is a member of the Association of American Universities and the Universities Research Association. Among public universities in the United States, UI was the first to beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provident Hospital (Chicago)
Provident Hospital of Cook County (formerly Provident Hospital and Training School) is a public hospital in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois that was the first African Americans, African-American-run hospital in the United States. History Provident Hospital was founded in 1891 by Daniel Hale Williams, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams after Emma Ann Reynolds, Emma Reynolds, a Chicago woman, was denied admission to Cook County School of Nursing because she was Black. Williams garnered financial support from Chicago’s Black community and White philanthropists, such as Philip Danforth Armour, Philip Armour, Timothy Blackstone, T.B. Blackstone, and George Pullman, to open a twelve bed hospital on Chicago’s south side that would train Black nurses.Watkins, R C. “A new Provident Hospital.” ''Journal of the National Medical Association'' vol. 87,5 (1995): 337-8. The hospital in 1898 moved to a larger facility. The support of philanthropists mainly stemmed from the fact that it required a healt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Association Of Colored Graduate Nurses
The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) was a professional organization for African American nurses founded in August 1908 in New York City to support and elevate African American nurses in the United States during an era of racial segregation and discrimination in healthcare. The organization aimed to improve professional standards, provide educational opportunities, and promote the inclusion of Black nurses in public and private institutions. Over the decades, the NACGN played a critical role in advancing the status of Black nurses in the United States. It established national headquarters, organized regional networks, and published bulletins to unite and inform its members. By the mid-20th century, the organization had helped thousands of African American nurses gain access to military service, including roles in both the Army and Navy Nurse Corps during World War II. Its leadership, including figures such as Adah B. Thoms and Mabel K. Staupers, shaped the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League For Nursing
The National League for Nursing (NLN) is a national organization for faculty nurses and leaders in nurse education. It offers faculty development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to more than 45,000 individual and 1,000 education and associate members. Mission The National League for Nursing promotes excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce to advance the health of our nation and the global community. History The NLN was founded in 1893 as the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses and was the first organization for nursing in the U.S. In 1912, it was renamed the National League for Nursing Education (NLNE) and released the first Standard Curriculum for Schools of Nursing in 1917. In 1942, the NLNE created individual membership, enabling African-American nurses to participate in the organization. In 1952, the NLNE combined with the National Org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi Eta Phi
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. () is an American professional service organization for registered professional nurses and student nurses, representing many cultures and diverse ethnic backgrounds. Sarah Killian, DNP, RN is the current national president. History Chi Eta Phi Sorority Nursing Sorority was founded on October 16, 1932, at Freedman's Hospital School of Nursing in , now known as[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 Births
Events January * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London to promote gradualist social progress. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera '' Princess Ida'', a satire on feminism, premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 7 – German microbiologist Robert Koch isolates '' Vibrio cholerae'', the cholera bacillus, working in India. * January 18 – William Price attempts to cremate his dead baby son, Iesu Grist, in Wales. Later tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, he is thus able to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times) on March 14, setting a legal precedent. * January – Arthur Conan Doyle's anonymous story " J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" appears in the ''Cornhill Magazine'' (London). Based on the disappearance of the crew of the '' Mary Celeste'' in 1872, many of the fictional elements introduced by Doyle come to replace the real event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having handled the ball, in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is released in Japan. * January 20 ** Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (captured from Egypt on October 29, 1956). * January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
