Carmen Méndez
Founder and Managing Director of More Than Support, a disability services agency providing support to people with physical and mental disabilities.
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Mary G Phillips
She graduated from the US Army School of Nursing in 1929 and was one of the school’s few alumnae to join the Army Nurse Corps.
Katherine Leahy
She graduated from the Yale School of Nursing in 1934 and worked as a nurse in a hospital in Bridgeport, CT. Leahy enlisted in the Navy in 1943 because she thought “nurses would be needed” and that she could help.
Dr Bridie O’Donnell
Australian cyclist, physician and sports broadcaster
Aileen Nusbaum
American archaeologist and WWI nurse
Betty Budlong
American who worked at Canyon de Chelly and El Morro National Monuments and published articles on Navajo ceremonies and dwellings
Dr Patricia Hilliard Robertson
US astronaut and medical doctor
Dr Edith Jacobson
German-American physician and psychologist
Dr Marion J Finkel
Her work on the regulation of generic drugs and products for rare diseases helped make valuable treatments more available.
Dr Mattie Rae Spivey Fox
Dr. Mattie Rae Spivey Fox made substantial contributions to the field of trace nutrient investigations and the work of the FDA in regulating food, and thereby advanced the health and well-being of the public.