Graduating Nurses, Stillman College, circa 1940

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Title

Graduating Nurses, Stillman College, circa 1940

Subject

Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Description

In 1930 a nurses' training school and hospital was opened at Stillman College. It had been built in 1929 using a $42,500 grant, which was the entire 1928 Woman's Auxiliary Birthday Offering of the First Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa. It was named for Emily Estes Snedecor who was responsible for its creation. She was the Dean of Women at Stillman College when it became co-educational in 1923. The training school closed in 1946.

The hospital served as the only healthcare facility for African-Americans in West Alabama until 1948.

This photo shows one of the nursing school graduating classes.

Source

Stillman College

Date

Circa 1940

Contributor

Crystal Mealer (Description)
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

2049

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Photograph