1918–1936: (Nursing as Class Bridge and Postoccupation Distinction — Perez Identifying Nursing as a Particular Area of Distinction Between Occupation and Pos…

1918–1936: (Nursing as Class Bridge and Postoccupation Distinction — Perez Identifying Nursing as a Particular Area of Distinction Between Occupation and Postoccupation Experiences, the Nursing School of Haiti Founded in 1918 Under US Military Oversight with Low Enrollment During the Occupation, After Haitians Took Over the School in 1930 Enrollment Immediately Increasing — By 1936 Counting 321 Students 158 Graduates and 18 Promotions, the Majority from Working-Class and Poor Families, Salaries and Continuing Education Growing the Professional Class and Helping the LFAS Realize Their Vision of Closing the Wealth Gap Between Women, the Connection Between African-Descended Women’s Nursing and Care for the Nation Across Space and History Being an Essential Component of the Women’s Practice — Not Just Points of Comparison but Placing Women in a Legion Expanding Throughout Their Own Countries for Sustained Independence): Perez also identified nursing as a particular area of distinction between women’s occupation and postoccupation experiences. The Nursing School of Haiti was founded in 1918 under US military and Catholic Church oversight, and Haitian women’s enrollment remained low during the occupation despite the emphasis on public health. However, in the postoccupation period, Haitian women came in great numbers to take their place in the honorable battalion of nurses, understanding the invaluable benefit of the work and finding salaried employment adequate to their capacity. After Haitians took over the school in 1930, enrollment immediately increased. By 1936, the school counted 321 students, 158 graduates, and 18 promotions. The majority of these nurses came from working-class and poor families. The salaries earned and the continuing education required meant that these women were growing the professional class and helping the LFAS realize the vision of closing the wealth gap between women. The connection between African-descended women’s nursing and care for the nation across space and history was an essential component of the women’s practice both internationally and nationally. The references were not just points of comparison — they placed these women in a legion of women like them who were expanding throughout their own countries for their nation’s sustained independence.