Namahyoke Curtis

Namahyoke "Namah" Gertrude Sockum Curtis (; July 1871 – November 25, 1935) was an American nurse and civil leader. She recruited 32 African-American nurses to serve with the US Army in the Spanish American War. The nurses were supposed to be immune to diseases common in Cuba, specifically yellow fever. After the 1900 Galveston hurricane, she volunteered her services as a nurse. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Curtis served as a nurse on a commission from William Howard Taft. Curtis' father was Native AmericanPossibly Acoma Pueblo

In 1888, Curtis graduated from Snell Seminary.

Career

Following her marriage to the physician Austin Maurice Curtis in 1888, Curtis moved to Chicago. Played a large role in fundraising for and creating Provident Hospital.

A campaigner for President William McKinley, Curtis and her family were given special seats at his inauguration.

On November 25, 1935 Curtis died in Washington D.C. aged 64. Curtis was later buried at Arlington National Cemetery on November 29, 1935.