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Nurse Climbing Across Rooftops

This Henry Street Settlement visiting nurse is using rooftops to go from house to house to save climbing up and down stairs. Nurses often had to endure challenges when trying to reach patients.
Institution: American Jewish Historical Society

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Nurse Climbing Across Rooftops." (Viewed on November 21, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/nursing-us-2-still-image>.