Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Lavinia Dock
Born: February 26, 1858
Died: April 17, 1956 (aged 98)
Bio: Lavinia Lloyd Dock was a nurse, feminist, author, pioneer in nursing education and social activist. Dock was an assistant superintendent at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing under Isabel Hampton Robb.
Known for:
- Text-book of Materia Medica for Nurses (1890)