The HistoryMakers video oral history with Gloria Rookard.

Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Description1 online resource (3 video files (1 hr., 24 min., 30 sec.)) : sound, color.
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.132
Subjects

Other author/creatorRookard, Gloria Shuler, interviewee.
Other author/creatorCrowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Other author/creatorStearns, Scott, director of photography.
Other author/creatorHistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Variant title History Makers video oral history with Gloria Rookard
Portion of title Gloria Rookard
Abstract Healthcare chief executive and nurse Gloria Mae Rookard, a native of Akron, Ohio, was born on January 3, 1932, to Maurine and Claude Shuler. Rookard has been active in seeking equal access to healthcare for all Americans. In 1952, she became a registered nurse at Akron General Hospital. She was promoted to head nurse and acted as the clinic coordinator for the Migrand Health Clinic from 1968 to 1969. Rookard then became the manager of ancillary services for a local organization called Visiting Nurse. In 1971, she was invited to help found the National Black Nurses' Association. Having pursued business classes at the University of Akron, she also served as a treasurer. In 1974, she began working for Head Start as a clinic coordinator. Earning a P.N.A. from Cincinnati University, she became a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. In 1982, she founded Universal Nursing Services and served as its president and CEO.
CreditsVideographer, Scott Stearns.
Performer Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded Akron, Ohio 2002 August 2.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2002.132 HistoryMakers

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