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1961 SCOTT STAMPS NURSING -PLATE of 10 BLOCKS OF 4 (40 four cent stamps) MINT -NEVER HINGED WITH ORIGINAL GUM Shipped of fast and safe in 24 hours or less. I HAVE ALOT MORE ,IF YOU NEED MORE PLEASE LET ME KNOW U.S. #1190 1961 4¢ Nursing Issue Date: December 28, 1961 City: Washington, D.C. Quantity: 145,350,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Giori Press Perforations: 11 Color: Blue, green, orange and black U.S. #1190 was issued to honor the nursing profession. America’s First Training Program for Nurses In 1798, New York Hospital attending surgeon Dr. Valentine Seaman (1770-1817) recognized the need for a specially trained group of women to assist the doctors at his hospital. As a result, he began one of America’s first nurse training programs. Seaman instructed a class of about 24 women in anatomy, physiology, childcare, and mid-wifery. Two years later, some of his lectures were published with the title, Midwives’ Monitor and Mothers’ Mirror. During the Civil War, Clara Barton helped bring the role of nurses to prominence. In 1881, she established the American Red Cross.