Delano, Jane A

Delano, Jane A(rminda)

(born March 12, 1862, Montour Falls, N.Y., U.S.—died April 15, 1919, Savenay, Fr.) U.S. nurse and educator. She became superintendant of nurses in Jacksonville, Fla., where she used mosquito netting to prevent the spread of yellow fever even before the mosquito was known to carry it. In Bisbee, Ariz., she established a hospital for miners with scarlet fever. She oversaw the enlistment of over 20,000 U.S. nurses for overseas duty during World War I.