Guamanian Era
Guam Pattera: Changing Birth Practices (1950-1960)
A significant change in the use and availability of nurse-midwives occurred in the 1950s and 1960s. The shift away from midwife-assisted home births to hospital
Health and Medicine
Medical and Dental Practitioners
On March 15, 1946, in an attempt to further improve medical care for the rapidly expanding island population, the Navy established a School of Medical
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Health Services
When the US military recaptured Guam from Japanese forces in July to August 1944, temporary field hospitals were established in secured areas of the Hågat
Health and Medicine
Nursing Schools: 1945-1952
At the end of World War II, in August 1945, a three-year nursing program was re-established in Guam by the US Navy. It was called
Contemporary Guam Era
American Red Cross, Guam Chapter
Congress chartered the Guam Chapter of the American Red Cross on 23 October 1916 with signatures of then President Woodrow Wilson, Secretary Charles L. Magee
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History of Democracy in Guam
A common political fallacy is that democracy was a babe born in Guam during the mid-20th century under American rule. The fact is that democracy
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Guam’s Political Status
Since the claim by Spain over the Mariana Islands in 1565 and the settlement of Jesuit missionaries and conquest of the CHamoru people in the
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Guam and Its Three Empires
Few peoples in the world have had continued colonial status for the past 330 years. However, the CHamoru people can claim this unfortunate distinction. It
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Notre Dame High School
Notre Dame High School was established on Guam in 1968 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, an order founded in 1833 in Germany by
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Namesake School: VSA Benavente Middle
Established in 1966 as Dededo Junior High School, Dededo Middle School was renamed Vicente SA Benavente Middle School on February 10, 1999. I Mina Bente