Michigan's WW1 Centennial Educational Series Frances Elliot Davis R.N. 1 "A"

The story of Frances Elliot Davis R. N. 1 "A" She struggled to become a nurse and left the medical community has a legend.

Frances Elliot Davis R.N. 1 "A"

She was born in North Carolina after the Civil War, her mother was white and her father was not. Outcasted by her mothers family she struggled to become a nurse and helped the African-American and medical community. She became the first American Red Cross nurse and was given the pin number1 "A".