Nurse

Nursing

 Sojourner Truth

Original Name: Isabella Baumfree

( c. 1797 – November 26, 1883)

American

She was a nurse during the American Civil War.

 

Sojourner Trut

[Truth in 1864 Public Domain via Wikipedia Commons]


– – – Articles – – –

“Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth Among Historic Heroines Whose Stories Are Told at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center,” Jet Magazine, February 9, 2004, Vol. 105, No.6, p20


– – – Books – – –

Andrews, William L., Frances Smith Foster, and Trudier Harris. 2001. The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature. New York: Oxford University Press.

Darraj, Susan Muaddi. 2004. Mary Eliza Mahoney and the Legacy of African-American Nurses. New York: Infobase Pub.

Davis, Althea. 1999. Early Black American Leaders in Nursing: Architects for Integration and Equality. Boston: Jones and Bartlett.

Ellis, Janice Rider, and Celia Love Hartley. 2004. Nursing in Today’s World: Trends, Issues & Management. Philadelphia, Penns: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Painter, Nell Irvin. 1996. Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol. New York: W.W. Norton.

Walbridge, Mike. 2000. African-American Heroes of the Civil War. Portland, ME: Walch.


– – – Websites – – –

Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Olive Gilbert, based on information provided by Sojourner Truth, 1850.

Sojourner Truth –  PBS [This Far by Faith]

Sojourner Truth Biography – bio.com

Pope-Levison, Priscilla. “Truth, Sojourner, Isabella Baumfree (ca. 1791-1883),” Blackpast.org

Sojourner Truth – National Park Service

Sojourner Truth – Wikipedia


– – – Videos – – –

Sojourner Truth – Mini Biography – [Min: 2:29]

Sojourner Truth: Women’s Rights Activist and Abolitionist | 7 Days of Genius | MSNBC – [Min: 1:34] 

Previous |