Salaria Kea | |
|---|---|
 Kea in March 1937 | |
| Born | 13 July 1913 |
| Died | 18 May 1990 (aged 76) |
| Known for | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Spouse | John O'Reilly |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Nurse |
Salaria Kea O'Reilly (born 13 July 1913 in Milledgeville, Georgia – died 18 May 1990 in Akron, Ohio) was an American nurse and desegregation activist who volunteered in both the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War.[1] During the Spanish Civil War she was the only African American nurse working in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion.[2][3]
- ^ Salaria Kea Biography Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Salaria Kea's Spanish memoirs". The Volunteer. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Salaria Kea, "Doing Christ's Duty" in Jim Fyrth and Sally Alexander, Women's Voices from the Spanish Civil War. London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1991.ISBN 9781905007875 (p. 151-4)