UTEP Special Collections MS546 De Laney (Ramona E.) papers nursing; military; women; Korea; Vietnam 1935-2006
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El Paso Water all women engineering management team
granddaughter of Francisca Alarcon (See paragraph in our Notable Women page), 25 yrs as assistant to obstetricians and pediatricians in El Paso.
Lt. Colonel visionary and tireless advocate for the profession of nurse anesthesia, Buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Once you have more research done, check out the UTEP LIbrary's Special Collections manuscript:
Manuscript Collection at the UTEP Special Collections Dept of the Library:
MS660 El Paso County Medical Society Auxiliary records
subject areas: polio, doctors, border health, medicine, women's organizations
coverage: 1922 - 2018
Note details that might seem insignificant at first glance, in case one finds other information later.
Women's information is often found through researching the men in their lives (i.e. husband, fathers, etc.) so the notes here might only state that Mrs. X was married to Mr. X who was important for some reason, but in researching him, there might be information about his wife found later.
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