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Estelle Massey Osborne was the first black nurse in the U.S. to earn a master's degree. In 1945, she became assistant professor at New York University, which made her the university's first black instructor.
As president of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, Estelle was able to increase membership and forge relationships with the American Nurses Association (ANA), National League for Nursing, and National Organization for Public Health Nursing.
In 1946, she received the Mary Mahoney Award for her efforts to broaden opportunities for black nurses to move into the mainstream of professional nursing.
Estelle was a member of the National Urban League, first vice-president of the National Council of Negro Women, and an honorary member of Chi Eta Phi Sorority and the American Academy of Nursing.
In 1981, Estelle Massey Osborne passed away. A year later, the Estelle M. Osborne Memorial Scholarship was established to annually honor a black nurse pursuing a master's degree in nursing.
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