Frontier Nursing Service
Variant namesFNS was founded in 1925 by Mary Breckinridge and known initially as the Kentucky Committee for Mothers and Babies. It operated as a horseback brigade of nurse-midwives in its early years, providing health care services for mountain women during pregnancy and for their children.
From the description of Records, 1911-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191916762
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| creatorOf | Frontier Nursing Service. Records, 1911-1976. | Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office | |
| referencedIn | James Parton papers, 1914-1986. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Interviews, 1973-1977 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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| correspondedWith | Parton, James, 1912- | person |
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