Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History
Limited Edition Nursing Pins
Clara Dutton Noyes - 2003
Clara Noyes, 1896 graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, dedicated her life to the recruitment and training of nurses. After many years as Superintendent at hospitals in Massachusetts and New York City, Noyes left Bellevue Hospital in 1916 to join the Nursing Service of the American Red Cross, where she remained for the rest of her life. She led recruitment efforts for nurses during WWI and became Director in 1919. After the war she kept Red Cross nurses active in general relief and public health nursing. Her international activities led to the development of public health nursing services and nursing schools worldwide. In addition to her leadership of the Red Cross Nursing Service, she also served as President of ANA, NLNE, the Board of the AJN, and as vice president of ICN. Noyes was a 1998 ANA Hall of Fame inductee.
