On October 10, 1927, Clarence L. Johnson Sr. and his wife Garnett Henley Johnson gave birth to another daughter named Hazel Winifred Johnson in West Chester, Pennsylvania. . Afterwards, she and her family moved to a Quaker town called Mavern. She was born into a family whose values ​​were strictly discipline, diligence, unity and the pursuit of education. Between her and her 6 other siblings (2 sisters and 4 brothers), Hazel was the one among them who always dreamed of becoming a nurse. She went to apply to the Chester School of Nursing, but was turned down because she was African American. After being rejected from Chester's School of Nursing, Johnson continued her education elsewhere beginning her training at the Harlem Hospital School of Nursing where she graduated in 1950. She then worked in the emergency room at Harlem Hospital for 3 years. then practiced in the cardiovascular medical department at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Philadelphia, while working to earn his bachelor's degree at Villanova University. (Hazel Johnson-Brown: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History) In 1955, Hazel joined the Army where she became the first African American woman to become a general in the United States Army. She left the military in 1957 and returned to continue working toward her bachelor's degree at Villanova. After finding a program that would help pay for college, she joined the Army Nurse Corps' registered nursing student program. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Villanova University in 1959. In 1960, she began working as an operating room nurse. While working as an operating room nurse, Johnson earned her master's degree from Columbia University Teachers' College....... middle of article...... her Hazel also took on the leadership aspect encouraging the hearts of others. . When she encouraged women to do research and share their findings with the rest of the scientific community, Hazel was not only encouraging these women, but also exemplifying the leadership trait she had to get things done. The way she paved the way for other women has contributed to today's society by advancing research from the foundations she found. Women around the world can thank Hazel W. Johnson for everything she has done for herself as well as for women's society. . Her contributions helped strengthen female society as a whole. She encouraged women to follow their dreams and spread the word that it is possible to do anything you want. All it takes is determination and hard work. Hazel Johnson Brown is now an idol we look up to and admire.