Type: Metal Historical Sign
Erected by: Indiana League for Nursing
Installation Date: 1968
Location: Northeast Lawn of Bryce Building (BC)
The marker's narrative recognizes various moments in the nursing history of Indiana. Mentioned occasions include: the opening of the first general hospital in Indiana; the opening of the Flower Mission Training School for Nurses, Indiana's oldest school of nursing; and the subsequent start of professional nursing in Indiana.
"The four nursing graduates of Flower Mission Training School for Nurses class of 1887" are, pictured above, working "in a ward of the Indianapolis City Hospital".
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Resources and additional information:
- Kropf, Brittany D.. Indianapolis Flower Mission. Discover Indiana. (website)- Historical image courtesy of IUPUI Special Collections and Archives via the above website.