Author : Melanie Beals Goan
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807832111
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Mary Breckinridge by : Melanie Beals Goan
Download or read book Mary Breckinridge written by Melanie Beals Goan and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1925 Mary Breckinridge (1881-1965) founded the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), a public health organization in eastern Kentucky providing nurses on horseback to reach families who otherwise would not receive health care. Through this public health orga