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Ruth Hartley Mosley
1886–1975
United States
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Biography
Ruth Price Hartley Mosley (September 23, 1886 – August 14, 1975) was an American nurse, businesswoman, and civil rights activist. In 1910, she became the first black woman to be the head of a nursing department. Mosley was also one of the first women to be licensed as an embalmer.
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