Sue Sophia Dauser

Sue Sophia Dauser (born Sept. 20, 1888, Anaheim, Calif., U.S.—died March 8, 1972, Anaheim) was an American nurse and naval officer responsible for preparing the Navy Nurse Corps for World War II and then overseeing the group. She simultaneously worked for parity of rank and pay for female officers and their male counterparts. Dauser attended Stanford University from 1907 to 1909 and in 1911 entered the California Hospital School of Nursing, Los Angeles, graduating in...