Location: Kentucky, United States

Surnames/tags: Kentucky Appalachia
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This subproject is managed by the Appalachia Project and includes the Appalachia Project itself as well as subprojects, mini-projects, and other endeavors related to Appalachia that may be outside the scope of the Appalachia Project but which are supported by the project (contact a project co-leader if you have an Appalachia-related endeavor in need of support).
- This page is a part of the Kentucky Appalachians and was an Appalachia Project February 2023 Challenge
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History
The Frontier Nursing Service was founded in 1925 by Mary Carson Breckinridge (abt.1881-1965) and provides healthcare services to rural, underserved populations and educates nurse-midwives.
These videos provide a visual history of the Frontier Nursing Service.
Stickers
Frontier Nursing Service Stickers
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Categories
- If you prefer to not use the stickers, these categories can be used instead:
- [[Category:Kentucky Appalachians]]
- [[Category:Frontier_Nursing_Service]]
- These categories should be added to every Frontier Nurse profile:
- [[Category:Leslie County, Kentucky]]
- [[Category:Public Health Nurses]]
- [[Category:Nurses]]
- [[Category:Frontier_Nursing_Service]]
Frontier Nursing University
- The Frontier Graduate School of Midwifery was started in 1939 by the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) as a part of its demonstration project in the care of the mother and child in rural areas of Kentucky.
The Frontier Nurses
Please do not enter the nurses here on this page. All Nurses and Staff should be categorized (see above) instead. Appalachia Project
- Dr. Anne Wasson, age 78 in 1999. She spent 13 years with Frontier Nursing Services and lives part of the year at the Nurses Compound in Wendover.Lexington Herald-Leader - 01 Aug 1999, Sun ยท Page 83
- Edna Rockstroh - One of the first nurses
- Freda Caffin - One of the first nurses
Quarterly Bulletins
- Quarterly Bulletins of the Frontier Nursing Service For the moment, this page will list all the Quarterly Bulletins as we start to work on them.
- Starting with the Quarterly Bulletins of the Frontier Nursing Service - 1925
Sources
- Frontier Nursing Service Archives, University of Kentucky
- Frontier Nursing Quarterly Bulletins, University of Kentucky Historical Collections
Footnotes
- History of Frontier Nursing University, Frontier Nursing University
- The Forgotten Frontier, NIH, 2018.
- See Also:
- Wikipedia:Frontier_Nursing_Service
- Wikidata: Item Q5506028, en:Wikipedia
- Angels on Horseback, Midwives in the Mountains, PBS Documentary, Aired: 10/17/21 | Expires: 10/16/25 |Rating: TV-PG
- Interview with Dr. Stone, President of the Frontier Nursing University with Appalachia Project Leader, Sandy Patak, February 14th, 2023
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