Mabel Keaton Staupers

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This paper discusses through a literature review, the dedication and commitment of Mabel Keaton Staupers whose work was revolutionary in the development and recognition of black nurses in the nursing profession. It outlines her life from her birth on February 27, 1890 in Barbados, West Indies, through her emigration to the U.S. at the age of thirteen, her education and her career as well as describing the extreme prejudice she encountered as a result of her status as a black American. It examines how her influence and impact on shifting the priorities of prejudice and discrimination has resulted in garnering the respect and admiration of African-American nurses.

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"During her distinguished career, Mabel Keaton Staupers was recognized for her efforts as an activist and accepted a position as the first paid executive secretary of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN). During her tenure, she increased membership, established advisory committees, built coalitions with various groups, and removed barriers that once prevented black nurses from enlisting in the military (www.nursingworld.org). During World War II, Ms. Staupers garnered support from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and began a national letter-writing campaign to recognize the need for black nurses in the military as full members, and in 1945, the Army and Navy accepted black nurses without restrictions (http://search.eb.com). Furthermore, as a result of her efforts in the NACGN, the American Nurses Association began to accept black nurses as full members in 1948. In 1954, the final barriers to equality were broken when the Supreme Court rejected the "separate but equal" doctrine in Brown versus the Board of Education (Sussman 1)."

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