Faye Glenn Adbellah (1919-)
First nurse to hold the rank of Rear Admiral and the title of Deputy Surgeon General for the United States. She developed the first tested coronary care unit. A national pioneer in nursing research, she has authored or co-authored more than 150 publications and helped change the focus of nursing from disease- to patient - centered. Additional Resources: Abdellah, et al. Preparing Nursing Research for the 21st Century: Evolution, Methodologies, Challenges. New York: Springer Publishing, 1994. With Eugene Levine. Better Patient Care Through Nursing Research. New York: Macmillan, 1965. Abdellah, et al. Patient-centered Approaches to Nursing. New York: Macmillan, 1960. Papers, 1952-1989. Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Bethesda, Maryland.

Bella Abzug (1920-1998)
Civil rights and labor attorney elected to Congress from New York City in 1970. Abzug made her career as an advocate for women, the poor and those victimized by repression. A lifelong feminist activist, she played a major role in many national and international women's conferences. Before her death, she chaired the Women's Environment and Development Organization. Additional Resources: Edited by: Nancy M. Neuman. True to Ourselves: A Celebration of Women Making a Difference. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998. NOTES: Includes index. Edited by Alida Brill. A Rising Public Voice: Women in Politics Worldwide. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1995. NOTES: Includes Bibliographical references (p. [275]-278). With Mim Kelber. Gender gap: Bella Abzug's guide to political power for American women. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984.

Abigail Adams (1744-1818)
Influential letter writer who urged her husband, President John Adams to "Remember the Ladies" and permit women to legally own property. She identified this major obstacle to women's equality, which was overcome years later. Additional Resources: Levin, Phyllis Lee. Abigail Adams: A Biography. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. NOTES: "A Thomas Dunne Book." Includes index. Bibliography: p. [551]-556. Bobbe, Dorothie De Bear. Abigail Adams, the Second First Lady. New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1929. NOTES: Includes index. Bibliography: p 329-330. Withey, Lynne. Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams. New York: Free Press; London: Collier Macmillan Publishers, 1981. NOTES: Includes index. Bibliography: p. [347]-356. Edited by: Stewart Mitchell. New Letters of Abigail Adams, 1788-1801. 1947. Adams Family Papers 1776-1914, ca. 225 items. Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. Washington District of Columbia.
 

Jane Addams (1860-1935)
Social reformer and peace activist who created Hull House in the slums of Chicago, starting an American settlement house movement to provide help for the poor. A lifelong activist, Addams fought child labor, infant mortality and dangerous workplaces. Founder of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, she won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931. Additional Resources: Davis, Allen Freeman. American Heroine: The Life and Legend of Jane Addams. New York: Oxford Press, 1973. NOTES: Includes bibliographical references. Levine, Daniel. Jane Addams and the Liberal Tradition. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980, c1971. NOTES: Reprint of the edition published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 265-272. Newer Ideals of Peace. Reprint, Peace Movement in American Series. New York: J.S. Ozer, 1972, c1907. Twenty Years at Hull House. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1990. Reprint, with introduction and notes by James Hurt. Prairie State Books. The Second Twenty Years at Hull House. New York: Macmillan Company, 1930.
 

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