Betty Brown was rejected by Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois, for nursing school 71 years ago because she is Black. This year, the now-retired 90-year-old is being named an honorary chief nursing officer by that same hospital.
Betty Brown, 90, was named honorary chief nursing officer from the same Elgin hospital that rejected her for nursing school 71 years ago because of her race.
Brown didn't let the rejection 71 years ago phase her -- she went on to make history as the first Black nursing student and the first Black nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Joliet, Illinois. She's also a local leader, volunteering with organizations like the local Elgin YWCA, which she says gave her and other Black children a safe place to play and socialize.Betty Brown is being named an honorary chief nursing officer by the same hospital that rejected her 71 years ago because she was Black.
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