Mary Eliza Mahoney
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 99 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 7,1845 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Dorchester |
| Boston | |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | January 4,1926 |
| Died | Boston |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Hall of fame induction | 1993 |
| Known for | woman |
| African American woman | |
| Parents | Mary Jane Steward Mahoney |
| Charles Mahoney | |
| Job | Nurse |
| Education | The Dimock Center |
| Phillips School | |
| Inducted date | 1993 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 602771 |
Mary Eliza Mahoney Life story
Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African-American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States. In 1879, Mahoney was the first African American to graduate from an American school of nursing.