Lubertha Miller Johnson (July 22, 1906, Ackerman, Mississippi[1] – January 6, 1996, Las, Vegas, Nevada[2]) was an African-American nurse, civil rights campaigner and anti-poverty activist, based in Paradise Valley, Nevada.[3] She was known as the first Black nurse in southern Nevada, and the president of the Las Vegas chapter of the NAACP.[2][3]

She was a member of Gamma Phi Delta sorority.[1] The annual Lubertha Johnson Award of the American Association of University Women is named in her honor.[1][2][4]

References

  1. ^ Wilkins, Sally & Ford, Jean (2001). "Featured Historic Nevada Woman Lubertha Jonhson". Nevada Women’s History Project. p. 7.
  2. ^ "AAUW: Lubertha Johnson". Elko Daily Free Press. 1996-06-01. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-04-09. – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "South's first black nurse influenced many fields". Reno Gazette-Journal. 2008-03-03. p. 25. Retrieved 2023-04-09. – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Buckner, Larry V. (February 10, 1978). "Oral Interview of Lubertha Johnson". Patrick, Elizabeth Nelson (ed.). University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University Libraries.

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