About Ethel Johns
Lived 1879 – 1968 (aged 88–89). Ethel Johns was a Canadian nurse and educator.
Ethel Johns (May 13, 1879 – September 2, 1968) was a Canadian nurse, educator and administrator.
While working for the Rockefeller Foundation, in 1925, Johns produced a report that recommended increased opportunities for education and employment for African-American nurses.
Johns retired in 1944. She died in Vancouver in 1968.
In 2009, she was named a Person of National Historic Significance. Johns is credited with advancing the recognition of nursing as a profession and working for equality for women in education and in employment.
The Ethel Johns Award is awarded annually by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing for distinguished service to nursing education in Canada.
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Who was Ethel Johns?
Canadian nurse (1879–1968)
When was Ethel Johns born?
Ethel Johns was born in 1879 in England.
When did Ethel Johns die?
Ethel Johns died on 2 September 1968.
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Ethel Johns was a nurse and educator.
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Ethel Johns was Canadian.
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