1. Flora Hommel was an American childbirth educator and nurse who founded the Childbirth Without Pain Education Association to promote the Lamaze technique for child delivery.
12 Facts About Flora Hommel
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Flora Hommel was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Flora Hommel met Bernard Hommel at age 15 and married at age 18, after his return from World War II.
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Flora Hommel returned to Detroit in 1953, aiming to educate American women on the benefits of using the Lamaze technique for child delivery.
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Flora Hommel enrolled at Wayne State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1958.
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Flora Hommel served on the national board of the International Childbirth Education Association from 1964 through 1968 in recognition of her "outstanding contributions" in the field of obstetrics.
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Flora Hommel was an honorary life member of the American Society for Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics.
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From 1973 to 1990, Flora Hommel served on the Detroit Health Commission.
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Flora Hommel was a national board member for the Gray Panthers.
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Flora Hommel campaigned for improvements to social security and advocated for a single-payer healthcare system.
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In 1994, Flora Hommel was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame for her lifelong commitment to "giving women a greater say in their childbirth experience".
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Flora Hommel died on May 15,2015, of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Detroit.