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Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African-American women to study and work as a professionally trained nurse.Born a free women in Dorchester,Massachusetts,Mary became interested in nursing as a teenager.At the age of 33,Mary was finally admitted as a student into the hospital's nursing program.For fiftteen years,Mary worked as a cook,janitor,and washerwomen.In1908,she became cofounder of the Colored Graduate Nurses.She was the first women to vote.She was inducted into the Hall Of Fame.As a resultof Marys pioneering efforts.African-American women could serve as a nurse.