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Emily Morgan | |
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| Born | March 7, 1878 Leon, Kansas |
| Died | May 9, 1960 |
| Education | Leon High School (1897), Nursing degree from Missouri Methodist Hospital (1905) |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Known for | "Angel of the Yukon" |
| Notable work | Administered serum during Nome, Alaska diphtheria epidemic |
Emily Morgan (March 7, 1878 – May 9, 1960) was a nurse known as the "Angel of the Yukon". She was born in Kansas, and would travel to Nome, Alaska, by dog sled in 1925 to administered serum in Nome, Alaska, which was on the verge of a diphtheria epidemic.