Stella Goostray

Stella Goostray (July 8, 1886 – 1969) was an American nurse, author and educator. Between 1940 and 1946, she was president of the National Nursing Council for War Service during World War II. In 1976, she was inducted into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame.

In 1930, she was the chairman of the sub-committee of the White House conference on child health and protection. From 1930 to 1934, she worked as a nurse consultant to the Committee on the Grading of Nursing Schools. She also served 13 years on the board of directors of the American Journal of Nursing company, seven as president.

Publications She authored several nursing publications. Some of her publications include Drugs and Solutions for Nurses, Mathematics and Measurements in Nursing Practice, Applied Chemistry for Nurses, Fifty Years: A History of the School of Nursing, the Children's Hospital, Boston, and Memoirs: Half a Century in Nursing.