Posts Tagged ‘Mary Eliza Mahoney’

SOWO- medicine woman

August 1, 2010 - 5:59 pm No Comments

On August 1, 1879, Mary Eliza Mahoney became the 1st Black professional nurse in the U.S. An African name to honor Mary Mahoney is SOWO (SOW-woh), meaning “medicine woman” (East Africa).

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