Name/Title
capeEntry/Object ID
2017.033.001Description
Nurse's cape or cloak worn by Stella Alamia Garza in the nursing or medical field. Navy blue wool cape has red lining and two tab closures across chest with buttons on each end (four total). The initials "M.M.H." (McAllen Municipal Hospital) are embroidered on both sides of a short stand collar. Interior at back neck features a short navy blue chain and a satin label that includes, "STEIN-CAHILL, Uniform Company, Baltimore, MD. Pittsburgh, PA," and "Those Who Serve Humanity" in a circle around a silhouette of a nurse. On the left side interior of the cape are initials below a pocket, "S.A.G." embroidered in gold-tone thread.
Garza graduated from Edinburg High School in 1942 and went immediately to nursing school at the McAllen Municipal Hospital, graduating in 1945. According to family members, she was one of only five women in her graduating class from the hospital. After graduation she continued working at the McAllen hospital, and she was subsequently a nurse at Grandview Hospital in Edinburg, a school nurse in the La Joya and Edinburg districts for more than 20 years, and a visiting nurse.Collection
Formidable FemalesAcquisition
Accession
2017.033Source or Donor
Frances GarzaAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
Frances Garza
