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- "Corner of Dispensary in the Temporary Quarters of the Kentucky Committee at Hyden," 1927-1929 - Mary Breckinridge, the daughter of a prominent Southern family, established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in 1925. Breckinridge initially backed the enterprise with her own money, but soon cultivated wealthy individuals, including Clara Ford and her son Edsel, to help support the FNS. Through her philanthropic efforts, Breckinridge brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to many inaccessible areas of eastern Kentucky.
- 1927-1929
- Collections - Artifact
"Corner of Dispensary in the Temporary Quarters of the Kentucky Committee at Hyden," 1927-1929
Mary Breckinridge, the daughter of a prominent Southern family, established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in 1925. Breckinridge initially backed the enterprise with her own money, but soon cultivated wealthy individuals, including Clara Ford and her son Edsel, to help support the FNS. Through her philanthropic efforts, Breckinridge brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to many inaccessible areas of eastern Kentucky.
- Letter from Mary Breckinridge to Clara Ford with Map of Leslie County, Kentucky, April 22, 1927 -
- April 22, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Mary Breckinridge to Clara Ford with Map of Leslie County, Kentucky, April 22, 1927
- "Nurse-midwives of the Kentucky Committee Ready for the Day's Calls," Winter 1926-1927 - Mary Breckinridge, the daughter of a prominent Southern family, established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in 1925. Breckinridge initially backed the enterprise with her own money, but soon cultivated wealthy individuals, including Clara Ford and her son Edsel, to help support the FNS. Through her philanthropic efforts, Breckinridge brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to many inaccessible areas of eastern Kentucky.
- 1926-1927
- Collections - Artifact
"Nurse-midwives of the Kentucky Committee Ready for the Day's Calls," Winter 1926-1927
Mary Breckinridge, the daughter of a prominent Southern family, established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in 1925. Breckinridge initially backed the enterprise with her own money, but soon cultivated wealthy individuals, including Clara Ford and her son Edsel, to help support the FNS. Through her philanthropic efforts, Breckinridge brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to many inaccessible areas of eastern Kentucky.