Col. Florence A. Blanchfield
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Col. Florence A. Blanchfield was a pioneering U.S. Army nurse and leader who became the first woman to receive a regular Army commission in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Col. Florence A. Blanchfield canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ military nurse ⓘ nurse ⓘ pioneer in military nursing ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | full military status for Army nurses ⓘ |
| associatedWith | World War II-era Army nursing ⓘ |
| branchOfService | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| familyName | Blanchfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military medicine
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nursing ⓘ |
| firstWomanWithRegularArmyCommission | true ⓘ |
| fullName | Florence Aby Blanchfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Col. ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Colonel ⓘ |
| influenced | development of policies for Army Nurse Corps ⓘ |
| knownAs | Col. Florence A. Blanchfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Colonel ⓘ |
| movement | professionalization of military nursing ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first woman to receive a regular commission in the United States Army
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leadership of the United States Army Nurse Corps ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader in U.S. Army nursing ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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nurse ⓘ nursing administrator ⓘ |
| partOf | history of women in the United States military ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the Army Nurse Corps
NERFINISHED
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Superintendent of the United States Army Nurse Corps ⓘ |
| receivedRegularArmyCommission | true ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army Nurse Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | United States military health care system ⓘ |
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