Elizabeth Leonhardt was born on December 7, 1867, in Virginia and grew up in Herndon.[2] She was the sixth of nine children born to Jacob and Mary Leonhardt. Although on her birth certificate it reads, "Elizabeth," the name on her gravestone is, "Elisabeth."
Sacred Twentyedit
On April 26, 1911, Leonhardt arrived at the Susana Hospital in Agana. She was in charge of two nurses, Julia T. Coonan and Anna Turner. All three nurses worked primarily with women and children. Their intention was to train Chamorro women in nursing so that they would replace inefficient midwives, who were the only nurses available in Guam at the time. They established a successful training school, where Leonhardt was able to teach the women some English. Though most of the communication was through sign language. In 1914, the surgeon general raised the number of nurses in Guam in order to increase class size and "to expand training to include tubercular cases and massage therapy." Leonhardt would remain Chief Nurse in Guam until 1914.[3]
In 1919, Leonhardt held the title of Chief Nurse, USN. She was assigned to the Naval Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Starting May 21, 1920, Leonhardt was on temporary duty on board the USS Mercy for its voyage from New York City to San Francisco. She returned to her regular duties as Chief Nurse on July 18 that same year. In September 1922, she was ordered to report to the Naval Hospital in Puget Sound, Washington. Here, Leonhardt assumed the position of Principal Chief Nurse and held this position through 1926.[4]
Leonhardt received a letter of commendation from the Navy in 1920.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Elizabeth Leonhardt". findagrave.com. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^Remembering Herndon's History: Elisabeth Leonhardt and the Navy's "Sacred Twenty" | Herndon, VA Patch Retrieved 2018-05-03.
^Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A History of Women in the U.S. Navy. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 50–51. ISBN1-55750-317-6.
^"Papers of Elisabeth Leonhardt". history.navy.mil. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
^Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A History of Women in the U.S. Navy. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 76. ISBN1-55750-317-6.
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elizabeth, leonhardt, 1867, 1953, sacred, twenty, first, nurses, united, states, navy, nurse, corps, during, world, chief, nurse, navy, nurse, corps, 1919, born, 1867, december, 1867virginiadied, 1953, february, 1953herndon, virginiaburiedchestnut, grove, ceme. Elizabeth Leonhardt 1867 1953 was one of the Sacred Twenty the first 20 nurses in the United States Navy Nurse Corps during World War I She was the Chief Nurse of the US Navy Nurse Corps in 1919 1 Elizabeth LeonhardtBorn 1867 12 07 December 7 1867VirginiaDied 1953 02 19 February 19 1953Herndon VirginiaBuriedChestnut Grove Cemetery Herndon VirginiaAllegianceAmericanService wbr branchUnited States Navy Nurse CorpsYears of service1919 1926RankChief Nurse Contents 1 Early life 2 Sacred Twenty 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editElizabeth Leonhardt was born on December 7 1867 in Virginia and grew up in Herndon 2 She was the sixth of nine children born to Jacob and Mary Leonhardt Although on her birth certificate it reads Elizabeth the name on her gravestone is Elisabeth Sacred Twenty editOn April 26 1911 Leonhardt arrived at the Susana Hospital in Agana She was in charge of two nurses Julia T Coonan and Anna Turner All three nurses worked primarily with women and children Their intention was to train Chamorro women in nursing so that they would replace inefficient midwives who were the only nurses available in Guam at the time They established a successful training school where Leonhardt was able to teach the women some English Though most of the communication was through sign language In 1914 the surgeon general raised the number of nurses in Guam in order to increase class size and to expand training to include tubercular cases and massage therapy Leonhardt would remain Chief Nurse in Guam until 1914 3 In 1919 Leonhardt held the title of Chief Nurse USN She was assigned to the Naval Hospital in Norfolk Virginia Starting May 21 1920 Leonhardt was on temporary duty on board the USS Mercy for its voyage from New York City to San Francisco She returned to her regular duties as Chief Nurse on July 18 that same year In September 1922 she was ordered to report to the Naval Hospital in Puget Sound Washington Here Leonhardt assumed the position of Principal Chief Nurse and held this position through 1926 4 Leonhardt received a letter of commendation from the Navy in 1920 5 References edit Elizabeth Leonhardt findagrave com 8 October 2007 Retrieved 10 February 2015 Remembering Herndon s History Elisabeth Leonhardt and the Navy s Sacred Twenty Herndon VA Patch Retrieved 2018 05 03 Godson Susan H 2001 Serving Proudly A History of Women in the U S Navy Annapolis Naval Institute Press pp 50 51 ISBN 1 55750 317 6 Papers of Elisabeth Leonhardt history navy mil Retrieved 11 February 2015 Godson Susan H 2001 Serving Proudly A History of Women in the U S Navy Annapolis Naval Institute Press p 76 ISBN 1 55750 317 6 External links editThe Sacred Twenty The Navy s First Nurses Archived 2015 06 26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elizabeth Leonhardt amp oldid 1211733011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
