Trailblazer in Paradise: Mabel Wilcox, Hawaii’s First Registered Nurse
Minority Nurse
JULY 21, 2025
She convinced service clubs and business organizations on the island to support her idea and solicited most of the funds needed from her aunt and uncle, Emma and Albert Wilcox. As they began hiring more nurses, she became the Supervising Nurse, a position she held until her retirement in 1935.
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