By Green Shoot Media
| 10:00 a.m.
Throughout history, nurses have assisted with innovations in the health-care system and saved lives during their careers.
While Florence Nightingale is perhaps the most famous medical worker in the role, many professionals made a difference and advanced the position. Celebrate the nursing field by learning about some of the most influential people in the industry’s past.
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix (Green Shoot Media photo)
Dorothea Lynde Dix served as an advocate to bring a medical spotlight to mental health. According to the American Public Health Association, Dix is credited with playing an instrumental role in the founding or expansion of more than 30 hospitals to treat the mentally ill.