Alma Elizabeth Gault

Alma Elizabeth Gault (September 28, 1891 – July 12, 1981)[1] was an American nurse administrator.[2] Gault successfully advocated for African American nurses and their educational institutions to be integrated into professional nursing associations.[3] Under her leadership, Meharry Medical College School of Nursing, in Nashville, Tennessee, was the first segregated black nursing school to attain membership in the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Nursing.[2] For her achievement's Gault was inducted into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame in 1984.[2]

  1. ^ Yumpu.com. "Alma Elizabeth Gault Papers - Jean and Alexander Heard Library ..." yumpu.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Alma Elizabeth Gault (1891-1981) 1984 Inductee". www.nursingworld.org. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ^ National Negro Health News. United States Public Health Service. 1946.