A young woman was a pioneer in a profession up until then deemed the exclusive domain of men. Later in her career she was influential in the passage of a act named for a senator from Alabama that permitted women in that newly opened profession to be commissioned as officers in the armed services. Who starred in the movie that told, in Hollywood's normal garbled fashion, her story?

elburcher

Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, 1864-1940 At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in April 1898, McGee organized volunteer nurses for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). McGee's organizing ability led to her appointment as the only woman Acting Assistant Surgeon in the U.S. Army, in charge of the Army's nurses. After this brief war ended, McGee pursued the establishment of a permanent nurse corps. She wrote the section of the Army Reorganization Act legislation pertaining to nursing and is now known as the founder of the Army Nurse Corps. http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/exhibits/mcgee/index2.html At the request of Surgeon General Sternberg, Dr. McGee wrote a bill to establish a Nurse Corps (female). What she wrote eventually became Section 19 of the Army Reorganization Act of 1901. Congress passed the bill after Dr. McGee left office on 31 December 1900, but she became known as the "Founder of the Army Nurse Corps." http://history.amedd.army.mil/ANCWebsite/anchhome.html Mar 06 07, 4:25 PM

queproblema

Wow, interesting information, even though it's not about the lady I have in mind. Right profession, though, and right nationality, and very close to the right time. The one I'm looking for was born just a bit later. Look into that famous senator from Alabama. Mar 06 07, 7:00 PM