Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History Limited
Edition Nursing Pins
Annie Damer - 1996
Annie Damer was an 1885 graduate of Bellevue Hospital's training school for nurses. She worked as private duty nurse, investigator for the Buffalo Charity Organization Society, and established social services for TB patients at Bellevue. As president of Buffalo's nurses association, Miss Damer was chair of a committee to organize the state nurses association in New York, and was instrumental in organizing the 1901 meeting of the ICN in Buffalo. She simultaneously held the office of president of the ANA, of NYSNA, and of the Bellevue Alumnae Association, and served as president of the AJN Company and the Board of Nurse Examiners. In the critical first decade of the 20th century, Annie Damer was a strong advocate for unity and excellence, promoted the advancement of educational standards, and worked to secure the legal recognition of nursing as a profession.
