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Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale
Nurse / 1820 - 1910
Florence Nightingale, a nurse, spent her night rounds giving personal care to the wounded, establishing her image as the 'Lady with the Lamp.'
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Beverley Allitt
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Beverley Allitt
Serial Killer, Nurse / 1968 -
Beverley Allitt, or the "Angel of Death" as she was later known, became one of Britain's most notorious female serial killers.
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Clara Barton
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Clara Barton
Educator, Nurse / 1821 - 1912
Clara Barton was an educator, nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.
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Betty Shabazz
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Betty Shabazz
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Nurse / 1934 - 1997
Betty Shabazz is best known as the wife of African-American nationalist leader Malcolm X, who was assassinated in New York City in 1965.
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Debbie Rowe
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Debbie Rowe
Nurse / 1958 -
Debbie Rowe is known as the surrogate mother for two of pop star Michael Jackson's children.
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Faye Wattleton
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Faye Wattleton
Women's Rights Activist, Business Leader, Nurse, Philanthropist / 1943 -
Faye Wattleton, former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood—as well as the first African-American, first female and youngest president in the organization's history—has been one of the strongest champions of women's rights and reproductive health for more than four decades.
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