Mary Curtis Wheeler was a nurse, best known for her leadership at the Illinois Training School for Nurses and for her work in advancing nursing education.
Mary Curtis Wheeler | |
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| Born | July 12, 1869 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | September 29, 1944 (aged 75) |
| Other names | Mary C. Wheeler |
| Occupation | Nurse |
Life
editWheeler was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 12, 1869.[1] She graduated from Ripon College[1] in 1890.[2] She moved to Chicago to study at the Illinois Training School for Nurses, where she earned her nursing degree[1] in 1893.[3] Her first job was as the superintendent of Elgin's Sherman Hospital,[4] a position she held from 1893 to 1899.[3] In the fall of 1899, she moved to Quincy where she held the position of superintendent at Blessing Hospital[4] from 1899 until 1910.[3]
While in Illinois, Wheeler advocated for improved education for nurses, and she was appointed to the Illinois State Board of Examiners of Registered Nurses in 1908 by then Governor Charles S. Deneen.[2]
She was appointed superintendent of the Illinois Training School for Nurses in 1913, and she was the director of the school when its merger with the University of Chicago was announced in 1924.[5][4]
From 1925 until 1930 she served as general secretary of the Michigan State Nurses Association.[4]
She was also the president of the American Society of Superintendents for Training Schools from 1911 to 1913,[4][3] and she served on the American Nurses Association's first Board of Directors for several years.
Selected publications
edit- Wheeler, Mary C. (1918). Nursing Technic. J.B. Lippincott Company.[6]
- Wheeler, Mary C. (1908). "Lessons in Dietetics. Cow's Milk and Some Foods Derived from Milk (Continued)". The American Journal of Nursing. 8 (10): 769–772. doi:10.2307/3403404. ISSN 0002-936X.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Obituary for MARY CURTIS WHEELER". Pensacola News Journal; Pensacola, Florida. 1944-10-03. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ a b Dittmer, Arlis (2016-03-13). "Blessing Hospital superintendent pushed for nurse education, licensing". www.hsqac.org. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ a b c d "Who's Who in the Nursing World: Mary Curtis Wheeler". The American Journal of Nursing. 23 (1): 33–34. 1922. ISSN 0002-936X. JSTOR 3407268.
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituaries". The American Journal of Nursing. 45 (2): 164–164. 1945. ISSN 0002-936X.
- ^ "Plan to link nurses' school with U. of C." Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois. 1924-09-14. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ Reviews of Nursing Technic
- W., M. M. M. (1931). "Review of Nursing Technic". The American Journal of Nursing. 31 (4): 522–523. doi:10.2307/3410476. ISSN 0002-936X.
- Norcross, Mary E. (1923). "Review of Nursing Technic". The American Journal of Nursing. 23 (9): 819–820. doi:10.2307/3407566. ISSN 0002-936X.
External links
edit- Mary Curtis Wheeler, image from the History of Medicine