Effie J. Taylor

Euphemia Jane "Effie" Taylor (April 18, 1874 — May 20, 1970) was a Canadian nurse who became the president of the International Council of Nurses from 1937 to 1947.

Early life and education Taylor was born on April 18, 1874, in Hamilton, Ontario. In Hamilton, Taylor went to the Hamilton Collegiate Institute and Wesleyan Ladies College. She continued her education in the United States with a diploma in nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a Bachelor of Science from Columbia University. Taylor was also honored by Yale University with a Master of Arts and Keuka College with a Doctor of humane letters.

Career Upon graduating from Johns Hopkins, Taylor remained at the hospital and began teaching in 1909. While at Johns Hopkins, she went to become an assistant matron in 1912 and a nursing director at The Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic until 1920.

Taylor left Johns Hopkins in 1922 to work at Yale University.

Awards and honours In 1959, Taylor was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal. In 1986, Taylor was posthumously inducted into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame.