19 Facts About Margaret Arnstein

Margaret G Arnstein was an American health expert who focused her efforts in nursing and public health.

Margaret Arnstein published multiple academic papers discussing nursing practices within the UShealth system of the time.

Margaret Arnstein participated in Congress discussions in relation to provisions given to the health sector by the state through the Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill of 1957.

Margaret Arnstein was born in New York on October 27,1904, to Elsie and Leo Margaret Arnstein.

Margaret Arnstein's father Leo was a mildly well-known business man within the community and good friend of Lillian Wald.

Margaret Arnstein had a long and dedicated academic career as a student, graduating from the Ethical Culture School in 1921 before starting her higher education at Smith College, graduating in 1925 with a Bachelor of Arts.

Margaret Arnstein moved on to study nursing at the New York City Presbyterian Hospital's School of Nursing where she received her diploma of nursing in 1928.

Margaret Arnstein continued to pursue academic qualifications with a Masters of Arts specializing in Public Health Nursing from the Teachers College, Columbia University in 1929 before working shortly in the private health sector and then again returning to complete a Masters of Public Health with the Johns Hopkins University in 1934.

Margaret Arnstein's working career began in 1929 when she started work as a nurse at the Westchester County Hospital in White Plains, New York.

Margaret Arnstein worked within the US public health system beginning in 1940 with her public career finishing in 1966.

Margaret Arnstein took on many roles over her time within the public health system, beginning work as a consultant nurse to the Department of Health.

Margaret Arnstein continued to work for the Bureau of Medical Service and was eventually promoted to chief of nursing resources in 1949 until 1957 when she became Chief of Public Health Nursing again for the Bureau of Medical Services.

In September 1960, Margaret Arnstein was appointed the inaugural Chief of the new division and held the position until 1964 when she moved to the Office of International Health.

Margaret Arnstein conducted some of her research in-field for all of these reports except the one based on Hawaii.

Margaret Arnstein ended her public health career in 1966 and began teaching as a professor at the University of Michigan from October 1966 until August 19,1967, when she moved and became the Dean of Nursing at Yale later that year.

In 1957 Margaret Arnstein directed the first international seminar in nursing research which was held in France by the Nightingale Foundation.

Margaret Arnstein directed and published multiple papers based on the public health sector within the US In 1953 she published the Guide for National Studies of Nursing Resources for the World Health Organization.

Margaret Arnstein became the first woman to receive the Rockefeller Public Service Award in 1965.

In 1971 Margaret Arnstein became the fifth woman to win the Sedgwick Memorial Medal.