Fisk/Meharry in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hulda Margaret Lyttle

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

1. Hulda Margaret Lyttle Marker - Front

Inscription. 1889-1983 In 1913, Hulda M. Lyttle was one of three graduates in the first nursing education class of Meharry's G. W. Hubbard Hospital. In 1916, Lyttle returned to Meharry as Director of Nurse Training. Between 1921 and 1938, she served as superintendent of the hospital and of nurses, and director of the nursing school. In May 1938, Lyttle was appointed dean of Meharry's School of Nursing, the medical school's first African-American female dean of an academic division and one of the first African-American deans of nursing in the United States.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 152.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1938.

Location. 36° 10.015′ N, 86° 48.341′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Fisk/Meharry. It is on Dr. D. B. Todd, Jr. Blvd, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Robert Fulton Boyd (here, next to this marker); Dr. Josie E. Wells

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(a few steps from this marker); Talley-Brady Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas W. Talley (within shouting distance of this marker); The Little Theatre (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Meharry Medical College (about 300 feet away); Academic Building At Fisk University (about 300 feet away); Cravath Hall (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Hulda Margaret Lyttle Marker - Back image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

2. Hulda Margaret Lyttle Marker - Back

Hulda Margaret Lyttle Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

3. Hulda Margaret Lyttle Marker

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

4. Hulda Margaret Lyttle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,210 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 16, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.