<p>Born in 1879, <strong>Mary Eliza Mahoney</strong> worked hard for nearly two decades to earn her nursing license, overcoming discrimination to become the first African American person to do so in the United States. To learn more about Boston-born and based Mahoney, read <em><a href="https://amzn.to/3LiaIMN">Mary Eliza Mahoney and the Legacy of African-American Nurses</a></em>, watch a short bio on <a href="https://youtu.be/_M4jaCE0LAc">YouTube</a> or check out the links to more sources below.</p><p>Sources:</p><p><a href="https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mahoney">https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mahoney</a></p><p><a href="https://www.essence.com/black-history-month-2019/mary-eliza-mahoney-the-first-black-nurse/">https://www.essence.com/black-history-month-2019/mary-eliza-mahoney-the-first-black-nurse/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/obituaries/mary-eliza-mahoney-overlooked.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/obituaries/mary-eliza-mahoney-overlooked.html</a></p><p><a href="https://nursing-theory.org/famous-nurses/Mary-Mahoney.php">https://nursing-theory.org/famous-nurses/Mary-Mahoney.php</a></p><p><a href="https://www.biography.com/activist/mary-mahoney">https://www.biography.com/activist/mary-mahoney</a></p><p><a href="http://ojin.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/Honoring-Nurses/NationalAwardsProgram/HallofFame/19761982/mahome5552.html">http://ojin.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/Honoring-Nurses/NationalAwardsProgram/HallofFame/19761982/mahome5552.html</a></p><p>If you like these Daily Drops, follow us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-black-news-the-daily-drop/id1602877970">Apple</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2dvb2RibGFja25ld3NkYWlseWRvc2UvZmVlZC54bWw?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwif3JWyu9r1AhV2EEQIHa62Af0Q9sEGegQIARAC">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://rss.com/podcasts/goodblacknewsdailydose/">RSS.com</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Black-News-Daily-Drop/dp/B09PGR1DRQ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2G4WZC7MWYX6V&amp;keywords=good+black+news+podcast&amp;qid=1645762300&amp;sprefix=good+black+news+podcast%2Caps%2C141&amp;sr=8-2">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1F6RSKLLXGlkZILIlAegmB?si=G3BKZVSQT4auvt96JHKFYg">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Leave a rating or review, share links to your favorite episodes, or go old school and tell a friend. </p><p>For more Good Black News, check out <a href="http://goodblacknews.org/">goodblacknews.org</a> or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social.</p>