Top 10: Legendary Female Nurses

Nurses play important part of our lives. Nurses are the backbone of many medical facilities. A doctor may diagnose and treat but it is ultimately the nurse that will monitor and help maintain the care of a patient. These women went beyond their nursing profession. They served in wars, broke down racial barriers, and campaigned for women’s rights. They turn out to be models of each and every woman in all countries. They have become the most influential and considered to be legendary nurses in all times.

1. Florence Nightingale
2. Margaret Sanger
3. Clara Barton
4. Mary Eliza Mahoney
5. Anna Caroline Maxwell
6. Dorothea Lynde Dix
7. Ellen Dougherty
8. Mabel Keaton Staupers
9. Linda Richards
10. Claire Bertschinger