Inspiration for Activism! 

• American citizen with strong ties to Philippines.
• Also known as Mother or Ibu Robin.
• Maternal health activist.
• Became a midwife after several personal/family tragedies.
• Initially volunteered services in Bali to help local low-income women birth babies.
• In 2003, founded Yayasan Bumi Sehat clinics (Healthy Mother Earth Foundation) – clinics have helped deliver >5000 babies.
• Strong parental rights advocate.
• Awarded 2011 CNN Hero of the Year Award.
• Author of a number of books on maternal/infant health.

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Inspiration for Activism

• Esteemed nursing “leader with vision, insight, and wise counsel who had a major impact in the advancement of nursing, health care, and academic programs“
• inspired to become a nurse because of her mother, who wanted to be a nurse but could not because of her race
• Strong advocate for Black women and Black nurses, urging baccalaureate education for all
• First nurse to conduct clinical experiments that evaluated nursing practices
• First African-American woman to be named as a Dean of Nursing, University of Michigan (1981). Subsequently appointed as Vice-Provost of the University, serving until her retirement.
• First woman and first nurse to serve as deputy director of the National Institute of Mental Health 1979-1981
• As President of the American Academy of Nursing (1987-89), led the establishment of Expert Panels to develop strong policy statements based on nursing expertise

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Rhetaugh Dumas with Peggy Chinn, 2005