5/26/1881 — b. Julia Stimson, American nursing leader, #military officer. Superintendent of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps (1919-37); the director of nursing, U.S. forces in Europe (WWI). The first wmn to attain the rank of major in the U.S. Army #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #HistNursing #MedSky