Sue S. Dauser

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Sue S. Dauser

Sue Sophia Dauser (born September 20, 1888 in Anaheim , California, † March 11, 1972 there ) was a nurse and superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps of the US Navy .

Life

Sue Sophia Dauser studied at Stanford University from 1907 to 1909 . She graduated from the California Hospital School of Nursing as a nurse in 1914. In September 1917, Dauser volunteered for the Navy and served during the First World War in the Naval Base Hospital Number 3 in Scotland . There she was appointed Chief Nurse a little later. She later served in the US Naval Hospital in San Diego , California and on various warships. Between 1920 and 1923 Dauser took care of the seriously ill US President Warren G. Harding . In 1923 she accompanied him on the destroyer "Henderson" on his journey to Alaska and a little later also stood by him on his deathbed.

In 1939 Dauser was appointed superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps and promoted to captain . In November 1945, Dauser was retired from active service. During her service, she had increased the corps from an initial 600 to 11,500 nurses. Captain Dauser died on March 11, 1972 at the age of 83.

Merit

Sue S. Dauser campaigned for equal rights for female naval officers and nurses in terms of promotion and pay for their male colleagues.

literature

  • Doris M. Sterner: In and Out of Harm's Way. A history of the Navy Nurse Corps . Peanut Butter Publishing, Seattle WA 1997, ISBN 0-89716-706-6 .
  • Susan H. Godson: Serving Proudly. A history of Women in the US Navy . Naval Institute Press et al., Annapolis MD et al. 2001, ISBN 1-55750-317-6 .
  • Volker Klimpel : Sue Sophia Dauser . In: Hubert Kolling (Ed.): Biographical Lexicon for Nursing History - Who was Who in Nursing History , Volume nine, Hpsmedia GmbH Nidda, 2020, p. 38 f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Volker Klimpel: Sue Sophia Dauser . In: Hubert Kolling (Ed.): Biographical Lexicon for Nursing History - Who was Who in Nursing History , Volume nine, Hpsmedia GmbH Nidda, 2020, p. 38 f.
predecessor Office successor
Myn M. Hoffman Superintendent of the US Navy Nurse Corps
1939–1945 		Nellie Jane DeWitt
personal data
SURNAME Dauser, Sue S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dauser, Sue Sophia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American nurse and Superintendent Navy Nurse Corps of the US Navy
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Anaheim , California
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 1972
Place of death Anaheim , California