"1st Woman Deputy Surgeon General" Faye Abdellah Signed 3X5 Card For Sale

Up for sale a VERY RARE! "1st Woman Deputy Surgeon General" Faye Abdellah Hand Signed 3X5 Card. 

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Faye Glenn Abdellah (March 13, 1919 –

February 24, 2017) was an American pioneer in nursing research. Abdellah was the first nurse and woman

to serve as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States. Preceding her

appointment, she served in active duty during the Korean War, where she earned

a distinguished ranking equivalent to a Navy Rear Admiral, making her the

highest ranked woman and nurse in the Federal Nursing Services at the time. In addition to these achievements, Abdellah led

the formation of the National

Institute of Nursing Research at the NIH, and was

the founder and first dean of the Graduate School of Nursing at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).

A few of Abdellah's more passionate interests in public health included the

importance of long-term care planning for elderly patients; the need to

strengthen nursing school infrastructure; and the necessity of patient-centered

approaches in nursing. In 2000 Abdellah was inducted into the National Women's

Hall of Fame. During her acceptance speech, Abdellah made the following

quote: "We cannot wait for the world to change . . . Those of us with

intelligence, purpose, and vision must take the lead and change the world . . .

I promise never to rest until my work has been completed!” Abdellah

donated a collection of her papers to the National Library of Medicine in

November 1988.[6] Abdellah died on February 24, 2017 at the age

of 97.