Trailblazer in Paradise: Mabel Wilcox, Hawaii’s First Registered Nurse
Minority Nurse
JULY 21, 2025
Nurse Behind the Lines During WWI Beginning in the winter of 1918, Wilcox was the Head Nurse of a hospital and outpatient clinic for women and children in Le Havre, France. As they began hiring more nurses, she became the Supervising Nurse, a position she held until her retirement in 1935.
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