American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick

Jane A. Delano

1862–1919

A pioneering nurse leader, she helped build modern nursing service in the United States and organized thousands of nurses for the American Red Cross during World War I. Her work left a lasting mark on both military and public health nursing.

Isabel McIsaac

A pioneering nurse leader who helped shape modern nursing in the United States, she also wrote about the profession with warmth and authority. Her work reflects a life spent building standards, training nurses, and guiding the field through moments of change.

Anne Hervey Strong

1876–1925

A pioneering public health nurse and teacher, she helped shape early nursing education in the United States. Her work is remembered strongly enough that she was later named to the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame.