Carrie E. Bullock
Carrie E. Bullock (c. 1887 – December 31, 1962)[1] was an American nurse. She served as the president of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) and founded their official newsletter.
Biography[edit]
Bullock was born in Laurens, South Carolina and raised by her grandparents who were former slaves.[2] Bullock attended the Presbyterian Missionary School in Aiken, South Carolina.[3] In 1904, she graduated from the Scotia Seminary in Concord, North Carolina.[3] She taught school for two years in South Carolina before she enrolled in nurses' training school at Dixie Hospital in Hampton, Virginia.[3] She soon transferred to Provident Hospital in Chicago and graduated from nursing training in 1909.[3] That same year, she joined the Chicago Visiting Nurses Association.[3] In 1919, she was promoted to supervisor of the black nurses in the Chicago association.[3] In 1926, she became the supervisor of the Dearborn section.[4] In 1940, she was awarded the first of two 30 year service pins for her work at the Visiting Nurses Association.[5] When she reached 40 years of work, she was awarded a gold watch.[4] She retired from the Visiting Nurses Association on June 1, 1956.[6]
Bullock was active as a volunteer in the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN). She organized the annual meeting of NACGN in Chicago in 1923.[7] She was elected vice-president of NACGN at the Chicago meeting.[8] By the end of the 1920's Bullock also helped set up a grant from the Rosenwald Fund to train one black nurse per year.[9] Bullock was the NACGN president from 1927 until 1930.[3] She worked to increase communication in the black nursing community.[2] In 1928, Bullock founded the NACGN's newsletter, the National News Bulletin, which she edited.[10][8] In 1938, she was awarded the Mary Mahoney Award for outstanding achievement in nursing and human services by NACGN.[1]
After Bullock retired from nursing, she continued to work as a volunteer at Provident hospital.[11] She also worked with children at the Grace Presbyterian Church.[11] She died on December 31, 1962, in Billings Hospital.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Celebrating Significant Chicago Women". Chicago Parks and Gardens. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b Deutsch, Sarah (1994). From Ballots to Breadlines : American Women, 1920-1940. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 44-45. ISBN 0-19-508063-7. OCLC 28799201 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mjagkij, Nina, ed. (2001). Organizing Black America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 338. ISBN 978-1-135-58123-7.
- ^ a b Miller, Lucy Key (1950-01-31). "After 40 Years, Visiting Nursing Still 'Great Joy' to Miss Bullock". Chicago Tribune. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-02-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Visiting Nurse Association Awards Two 30 Year Pins". Chicago Tribune. 1940-01-25. p. 21. Retrieved 2020-02-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Miller, Lucy Key (1956-09-24). "Front Views & Profiles". Chicago Tribune. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-02-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nursing News and Announcements". The American Journal of Nursing. 23 (9): 791. June 1923.
- ^ a b Armfield, Felix (1993). "Bullock, Carrie E.". In Hine, Darlene Clark (ed.). Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Brooklyn, New York: Carlson Publishing Inc. pp. 477. ISBN 0926019619 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Reddy, Sujani K. (2015). Nursing and Empire: Gendered Labor and Migration from India to the United States. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4696-2508-9.
- ^ Staupers, Mabel Keaton (January 1938). "History of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses". National Negro Health News. 6: 14.
- ^ a b c "Miss Bullock, Widely Known Nurse, Is Dead". Chicago Tribune. 1963-01-02. p. 62. Retrieved 2020-02-02 – via Newspapers.com.