Annette Fiske

Annette Fiske is known for Structure and Functions of the Body, a handbook first published in 1911 by W. B. Saunders Company. The book was written for nurses and for other readers who wanted a practical grounding in anatomy and physiology, and it has remained available through library digitizations and Project Gutenberg.

The title page identifies her as "Annette Fiske, A.M." and as a graduate of the Waltham Training School for Nurses. In the book's prefatory note, she thanks instructors connected with nursing schools in Cambridge and Waltham, as well as Dr. Eugene A. Darling of Harvard College, which suggests she worked closely with nursing education in the Boston area.

A few later descriptions connected with historical fiction portray her as a Radcliffe graduate in Greek and Latin who became active in nursing education, but those details are not easy to confirm from primary biographical records. What can be said with confidence is that her surviving book was created to teach clearly, blending scientific basics with practical usefulness for student nurses.