Marion Winifred Sheahan, R.N. (1892-1994)

Creator: Wain & Baruch..Subject: Sheahan, Marion Winifred 1892-1994. National Committee for the Improvement of Nursing Services. American Public Health Association. National Organization for Public Health Nursing (U.S.)..Type: Black-and-white photographs..Date: 1949..Topic: Nursing. Public health..Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-3316]..Summary: Marion Winifred Sheahan, R.N. (1892-1994) was Executive Director of the National Committee for the Improvement of Nursing Services when she was honored with a 1949 Lasker Award from the American Public Health Association. A pioneer in public health nursing, mobilizing efforts during World War II, on the home front and front lines, she had worked in New York settlements and as a family health counselor and director of public health nursing in New York. A graduate of St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, she served as president of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing, 1944-46, and was instrumental in changing the licensing requirements for public health nurses..Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archivess..ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!306470~!0#focus ) ..Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives..View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. ( http://collections.si.edu )