Mabel K. Staupers

Mabel Keaton Staupers
Born
Mabel Elouise Doyle

(1890-02-27)February 27, 1890
Barbados
DiedSeptember 30, 1989(1989-09-30) (aged 99)
Washington, DC, United States
Alma materFreedmen's Hospital School of Nursing
Known forNursing administration at Booker T. Washington Sanatorium, advancing the status of African American nurses
Spouses
James Max Keaton
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(m. 1917, divorced)​
Fritz C. Staubers
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(m. 1931; died 1949)​
AwardsSpingarn Medal 1951
American Nurses Association Hall of Fame 1996
Scientific career
FieldsNursing

Mabel Keaton Staupers (February 27, 1890 – September 30, 1989) was a pioneer in the American nursing profession. Faced with racial discrimination after graduating from nursing school, Staupers became an advocate for racial equality in the nursing profession.

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