Saga – Susie King Taylor

This episode of the NLN Nursing EDge Unscripted Saga track celebrates the life of Susie King Taylor. Born into slavery, Susie King Taylor became the first African American woman to serve as a nurse during the Civil War, providing care and advocating for smallpox vaccination among soldiers. Despite Georgia's strict laws against educating African Americans, she learned to read and write through an underground education system, which she later used to help others. After the war, she opened schools for African American children and adults, and continued her humanitarian efforts by organizing a chapter of the Women's Relief Corps. Her legacy lives on through the Susie King Taylor Community School in Savannah and a historical marker commemorating her contributions.

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