Nursing

Hazel W. Johnson-Brown

(October 10, 1927 – August 5, 2011)

American
 The first black female general in the United States Army and the first black chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps

 

[Public Domain via Wikipedia Commons]

 

– – – Websites – – –

Brig. Gen. Hazel Johnson Brown – Army Women’s Foundation

Fenison, J. “Hazel W. Johnson (1927-2011 ),” Blackpast.org.

Hazel Johnson-Brown – National Visionary Leadership Project

Reef, Catherine. 2004. African Americans in the Military. New York, NY: Facts On File. 

Hazel Johnson-Brown – Wikipedia

– – – Videos – – –

Hazel Johnson-Brown: My Parents – [Min: 5:21]

Hazel Johnson-Brown: Starting My Career – [Min: 13:14]

Hazel Johnson-Brown: Entering the Army and Prejudice – [Min: 21:52]

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