Katelyn Lamance
TCAT Harriman Introduction Mary Eliza Mahoney was born in 1845 in the free state of Massachusetts after her parents moved from the slave state of North Carolina (Mary Eliza). During her teenage years, Mahoney became interested in nursing. Mahoney began her career at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Roxbury, Massachusetts as a general laborer. Her duties included maid, launderer, cook, and sometimes a nurse’s assistant. This hospital was the first in the United States to offer a nursing program (Mary Eliza). Before Mahoney was accepted into their nursing school in 1878 at the age of 33, she worked in the hospital for 15 years (Mary Eliza). She trained for a demanding 16 months. Out of 42 people, Mahoney
TCAT Harriman Introduction Mary Eliza Mahoney was born in 1845 in the free state of Massachusetts after her parents moved from the slave state of North Carolina (Mary Eliza). During her teenage years, Mahoney became interested in nursing. Mahoney began her career at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Roxbury, Massachusetts as a general laborer. Her duties included maid, launderer, cook, and sometimes a nurse’s assistant. This hospital was the first in the United States to offer a nursing program (Mary Eliza). Before Mahoney was accepted into their nursing school in 1878 at the age of 33, she worked in the hospital for 15 years (Mary Eliza). She trained for a demanding 16 months. Out of 42 people, Mahoney