Cap, Nurse's - Dr. Ida Brooks

 
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Cap, Dr. Ida Brooks' Nurse's
Cap, Nurse's - Dr. Ida Brooks
Cap, Dr. Ida Brooks' Nurse's
Cap, Dr. Ida Brooks' Nurse's

Cap, Nurse's - Dr. Ida Brooks

Object number2000.005.01
Date1917
MediumCotton
Dimensions17 x 10 1/4 in. (43.2 x 26 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
    DescriptionNurse's cap owned by Dr. Ida Brooks. Brooks was one of Arkansas's earliest female physicians and first female faculty member at the University of Arkansas Medical School. Brooks moved to Little Rock as a teenager from St. Louis with her family. Brooks was also an advocate of women's rights.

    White cotton nurses cap with a red cross in the center.
    Status
    Not on view