Mary Flavia Egan

Mary Flavia Egan, D.C. (c. 1879 – 1935) was an American Sister of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, and presumed to be the first graduate of Georgetown University's School of Nursing in Washington, D.C.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 1925, 44 years before Georgetown officially admitted women in 1969.[2]

Mary Flavia Egan

D.C.
Bornc. 1879
New York City, US
DiedAugust 27, 1935(1935-08-27) (aged 56)
Washington, D.C., US
Alma materGeorgetown University, Nursing Diploma, 1925, Bachelor of Science degree, 1925
Occupation(s)Religious sister, nurse
OrganizationSisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
Known forPresumed to be the first Georgetown graduate to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Background

A video by Bill Cessato presents what is known of Sister Mary Flavia's history before and after her time at Georgetown. She served at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C., at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia, and then for the last eight years of her life (1927-1935) at St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where she was principal of the School of Nursing.[3][4] Her funeral, presided over by Msgr. John J. McGivney (brother of the Knights of Columbus founder Ven. Michael J. McGivney), was at St. Patrick's Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was mentioned in several Catholic newspapers.[5]

References
  1. Cessato, Bill; Conway, Lynn; Galloway, Ann. "Rediscovering the 1925 Georgetown University Women Graduates". Booth Family Center for Special Collections. Georgetown University Library. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. "Ye Domesday Booke, 1925" (PDF). DigitalGeorgetown. Georgetown University.
  3. "The State". The Catholic Standard. No. 52, Volume XXX. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut. 7 June 1928. Sister Mary Flavia, superintendent of the nurses, was in charge of the preparations.
  4. Cessato, William A. "Remembering Nursing Leader Sister Mary Flavia Egan (c. 1879-1935), Georgetown Class of 1925". Digital Georgetown. Georgetown University.
  5. "Obituaries: Sister Mary Flavia". The Catholic Transcript. No. Volume XXVII. 5 September 1935. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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