▁had ▁numerous ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁n urs es ▁training ▁in ▁T usk eg ee , ▁Alabama , ▁and ▁organ izing ▁the ▁first ▁training ▁school ▁for ▁African - American ▁n urs es ▁in ▁Michigan . ▁She ▁managed ▁pr en atal , ▁mat ernal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁clin ics ▁in ▁Detroit ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁comm iss ary ▁at ▁the ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁plant ▁during ▁the ▁de pression ▁to ▁provide ▁workers ▁with ▁food . ▁She ▁also ▁established ▁a ▁nur ser y ▁in ▁Michigan ▁that ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁she ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Ele an or ▁Ro ose vel t ▁who ▁raised ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁center . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Sch eduled ▁to ▁be ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁for ▁her ▁service ▁to ▁others ▁throughout ▁her ▁lifetime , ▁Elli ott ▁died ▁nine ▁days ▁before ▁her ▁ceremony ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Rose hill ▁C emetery , ▁E aton ▁Rap ids , ▁E aton ▁County , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁Red ▁Cross ▁personnel ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Kno x ville , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁n urs es ▁Category : American ▁n urs es ▁Category : American ▁women ▁n urs es ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁in ▁Michigan ▁Category : Ch ero kee ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁en zym ology , ▁a ▁N - ac et yl