Susan L. Mayer

Susan L. Mayer is an associate director of Nursing/Ambulatory Care Services at the North Bronx Health Care Network. Her special area of interest is the Jewish experience in nursing and documenting contributions of Jewish nursing leaders. In addition to a book and several published papers, she has presented at the International Council of Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau International, and has made presentations in China, Russia, Canada, Israel and at national and area meetings.

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Nursing in the United States

Early in the twentieth century, trained nursing was not considered a suitable profession for a young Jewish woman. Jewish quotas on admission to nursing school were maintained well into the twentieth century, and nursing education continued be characterized by Christian underpinnings as late as the 1950s, stunting the prominence of Jewish nurses.

Regina Kaplan

Regina “Kappy” Kaplan was nurse, teacher, hospital administrator, and health care innovator. Most notably, Kaplan helped break down gender barriers in medicine by creating the first nursing school in the South that admitted male students.

Amelia Greenwald

American nurse Amelia Greenwald focused her career in public health nursing on training other nurses and creating infrastructure in war-ravaged Europe.

Naomi Deutsch

A leader in the field of public health nursing, Naomi Deutsch spearheaded health and sanitation campaigns in the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean. In running settlement houses, teaching, and eventually developing and implementing policy at the federal level, Deutsch dedicated her career to serving others through public health.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Susan L. Mayer." (Viewed on November 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/mayer-susan>.