Helen K. Mussallem: Military Nursing
Artifacts, Medals and Awards
Mussallem stands out as a primary leader in the nursing
profession in the second half of the twentieth century. She
served as a surgical nurse in the Second World War; was the
first Canadian nurse to receive a doctorate (1962); served as
the Executive Director of the Canadian Nurses Association
(1962-1981); and was the President of the Victorian Order of
Nurses (1989-1991).