An undated and unsigned note attributed to midwife Amanda Carter. The note tells of Carter's ancestors who worked as midwives three generations back. She also details a story of her mother delivering a baby in the middle of a road during an emergency.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.12abc
A documentary film with the title NOVA: The Miracle of Life. It consists of two (2) reels of 16mm color polyester film with optical sound. Using microphotographic techniques accompanied by voice-over narration, the film explores the various forms of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.103.1ab
Novella Bridges is an African American chemical engineer, researcher, and an advocate for minorities in STEM. She was born in 1972, and is a prominent figure in the field of inorganic chemistry. It was during her high school years that Bridges was…
A white nurses cap with a folded back brim. The edges of the cap fasten to the back interior with two (2) buttons. A flap covers the back of the head and folds under to meet the edges of the brim.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.90.3
A plasticized two piece nurse's white apron worn by Pauline Brown Payne. The top portion, or bib of the apron (2013.90.2.2a) is a solid piece of fabric that covers the torso from waist to shoulders, broader at the chest and narrowing at the waist. The top…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.90.2.2ab
A blue-and-white striped nurse's uniform worn by Pauline Brown Payne. The dress has a button-up front and detachable white collar and sleeve cuffs. The collar is attached to the neck of the dress with one button at the nape and the collars are attached…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.90.2.1
A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a young girl titled "Nurse's Aid [sic]". The unidentified girl is standing in the middle of the image and looking at the camera. She is smiling slightly and holding her hands behind her back. She is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.19
O'Day H. Short (February 7, 1905 – January 22, 1946) was an American refrigerator engineer who broke the color barrier in Fontana, California after buying land and constructing a house south of Base Line Road. Short contacted the FBI and the black press…
O'dell Moreno Owens (December 1947 – November 23, 2022) was an American physician, public health official, educator, and health advocate. He was nationally known for his work in in vitro fertilization.
O'Neal Pullen (September 8, 1892 – April 19, 1944) was an American Negro league catcher for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Baltimore Black Sox in the early 1920s. A native of Beaumont, Texas, Pullen served in the US Army in France in the 509th Colored…
O'Neal Phillip Tutein (February 26, 1943 – October 7, 2010) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Fordham University from 1981 to 1985, 20–32, compiled a record of 20–32. Tutein attended George W. Wingate High School in…
Unbound oaths of office of assistant surgeons and hospital attendants, 1865–68, are arranged in two subseries (surgeons and attendants) and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of surname of employee.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 3.4.17
Odest Chadwicke Jenkins (born 1975) is an American computer scientist who is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Michigan. Jenkins works on human–computer interaction and the design of robotic systems that learn from demonstration. He was…
A documentary film with the title “Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed” from the Of Black America television series. It consists of two (2) reels of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. The documentary opens with narrator Bill Cosby discussing…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.101.1ab
Ogonna Nneka Nnamani (born July 29, 1983) is a physician, retired American indoor volleyball player, and former member of the United States National and Olympic teams. She was awarded the Honda-Broderick Cup in 2004 as the nation's top female athlete…
Ola Mae Bryant Watford (March 13, 1927 – October 18, 1997) was an American geophysicist, associated with the United States Department of Commerce for over twenty years.
Ola Labib (Arabic: علا لبيب) is a British comedian. Born in Portsmouth, she became a pharmacist after failing to get into medical school, and spent more than seven years working in the National Health Service (NHS). An incident in which she administered…
Oliver Bowen (December 21, 1942 – January 1, 2000) was a Canadian engineer who managed the design and construction of the first line of Calgary's light rail transit system: the CTrain. The City of Calgary acknowledged his engineering work by naming a light…
Oliver John Golden (Russian: О́ливер Джон Го́лден; November 18, 1887 – 1940) was an American and Soviet agronomist and politician. Born in Yazoo County, Mississippi, he studied cotton at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. A member of the…
Oliver Keith Baker (born July 18, 1959) is an American experimental particle physicist and astrophysicist, the D. Allan Bromley Professor of Physics at Yale University. He is best known for his contributions to the discovery of the Higgs boson as a member…
Olubukola Mary Akinpelu, better known as Mylifeassugar, is a Nigerian-American registered nurse, nurse educator, and content creator. She is the author of The Ultimate Nursing School Study Guide. She was awarded by Nigerian Books of Record, JOM Charity…
Olufunmilayo I. Olopade born in the year 1957, is a Nigerian hematology oncologist, Associate Dean for Global Health and Walter L. Palmer, Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago. She also serves as…
