Effie J. Taylor papers

Effie Jane Taylor was born Euphemia Jane in Hamilton, Ontario on April 18, 1874. After receiving an education in literature and drama in her hometown, she graduated from the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing in 1907. In the following years, she worked and went to school in Baltimore and New York. She became an associate professor of nursing at Yale School of Nursing in 1923. In 1926, she became both full professor at Yale and received a bachelor of science degree from Columbia University. At Yale, Taylor was both chairwoman of the nursing department and dean of the nursing school between 1934 and 1944, at which time she retired and became dean and professor emerita. Taylor served as a nurse in the army during both World Wars. Throughout her life, she advocated women's rights, greater respect for nurses, and the need for a deeper understanding of patients' needs. She died on May 20, 1970, in her hometown of Hamilton, Ontario.