National Historic Landmark

Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission

Ganado, Apache County, Arizona
Listed
January 16, 2009
Type
District
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
09000082

About this property

Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Ganado, Arizona was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark on January 16, 2009. Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission, AZ, the first accredited nursing program for Native American women in the United States, Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing provided Native American women with a professional nursing education. The school was a landmark institution in changing white attitudes toward the abilities of Native American people. The school attracted both Native American women as well as women from other minority groups. Eventually students representing over 50 different Native American tribes, as well as women of Mexican, Spanish, Inuit, Japanese, Filipino, and Chinese descent enrolled in the training program. The school's diverse population clearly illustrates that access to an accredited nursing education was not, at that time, generally available within the United States to non-white students. The education provided at Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing was of such a high quality that many white parents agitated to have their daughters admitted to the school. However, the director of Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Dr. Clarence G. Salsbury, made a calculated decision to maintain a nursing training program solely for minority students. This decision, made at a time when public education was actively segregated and minority children were refused entry to white schools, provides a unique and different insight into the doctrine of separate but equal educational opportunities.

Location

Ganado, Apache County, Arizona
35.71099, -109.54179

Categories

EDUCATIONHEALTH/MEDICINENATIVE AMERICAN
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission listed on the National Register?

Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission?

Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

What is the period of significance for Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission?

The period of significance for Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission is recorded as the colonial era.

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