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S • I • X Sister Elizabeth Kenny: Conviction and Controversy Mary Kamienski Sister Elizabeth Kenny 1952 “Fight Against Polio” seal, issued in 1952. “I want them rags that wells…

F • O • U • R Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield Karen Egenes and Frances Vlasses U.S. postage stamp issued in 1948 (left) and 1995 (right) honoring Clara…

T • E • N Mary Breckinridge: Angel on Horseback Denise M. Tate U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 honoring Mary Breckinridge. The easiest thing is to do, the next…

S • E • V • E • N Clara Louise Maass: Servant Leader Undaunted Carol Emerson Winters U.S. postage stamp issued in 1976 honoring Clara Louise Maass. While it…

F • I • V • E Margaret Higgins Sanger: The Law Shall Be Broken Patricia K. Hindin U.S. postage stamp issued in 1972 honoring family planning. THE LAW SHALL…

E • L • E • V • E • N Edith Louisa Cavell: Courage in the Face of Duty Barbara J. Patterson Costa Rica postage stamp issued in 1945…

T • H • R • E • E Mother Mary Aikenhead: A Life of Vision Deborah Cleeter Irish postage stamps issued in 1958 honoring Mother Mary Aikenhead. “The girl’s…

N • I • N • E Lillian D. Wald: Pioneer of Public Health Mary Ann Christopher, Regina Hawkey, and Mary Christine Jared New York University Hall of Fame for…

E • I • G • H • T Dorothea Lynde Dix: Privilege, Passion, and Reform Barbara Ann Caldwell U.S. postage stamp issued in 1983 honoring Dorothea Lynde Dix. To…

T • W • O Florence Nightingale: Where Most Work Is Wanted Frances Ward Bank of England £10 note issued 1975–1992 honoring Florence Nightingale. No sufficient medical preparations have been…