Mary Euphrasia Markham
Mary Euphrasia Markham | |
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| Born | January 1, 1899 |
| Died | April 17, 1973 (aged 72) Washington, D.C., US |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University, Nursing Diploma, 1920, Bachelor of Science degree, 1926 Saint Louis University Graduate School, Master in Hospital Administration, 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | Religious sister, university administrator |
| Organization | Sisters of Saint Francis |
| Known for | Principal (equivalent of Dean) of Georgetown University's School of Nursing |
Mary Euphrasia Markham, O.S.F. (January 1, 1899 – April 17, 1973), born Therese Markham, was an American Franciscan religious sister and the Principal of Georgetown University's School of Nursing in Washington, D.C. from 1929 to 1939.[1] She earned a nursing diploma in 1920, and then added a Bachelor of Science degree in 1926, 43 years before Georgetown officially admitted women in 1969. In 1957 she received the John Carroll Award, the highest honor bestowed by Georgetown University, and she was the first woman to receive it.[2] When she received the award she was administrator of St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, and superior of its nursing team. In 1959 she completed a Master's in Hospital Administration from Saint Louis University, a Jesuit school in the same system as Georgetown.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bill Cessato, Lynn Conway, Ann Galloway (March 29, 2021). "Rediscovering the 1925 Georgetown University Women Graduates".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "John Carroll Awards".
- ^ Editorial Board (September 29, 1959). "Georgetown University Alumni Magazine".