▁in ▁the ▁n urs ing ▁profession . ▁She ▁also ▁successfully ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁African ▁Americans ▁to ▁be ▁accepted ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁educational , ▁institution al , ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁structures . ▁ ▁Biography ▁St au pers ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁in ▁Barb ados , ▁West ▁Ind ies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁th ir teen , ▁she ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Har lem , ▁New ▁York , ▁with ▁her ▁parents , ▁Paul ine ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Do yle ▁and ▁received ▁American ▁citizens hip ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁She ▁attended ▁Fre ed men ' s ▁Hospital ▁School ▁of ▁N urs ing ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁hon ors . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁duty ▁nur se . ▁▁ ▁St au pers ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁black ▁n urs es ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁Navy ▁as ▁the ▁executive ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Col ored ▁Gr adu ate ▁N urs es ▁( N AC GN ). ▁She ▁wrote ▁that ▁" N eg ro ▁n urs es ▁recognize ▁that ▁service ▁to ▁their ▁country ▁is ▁a ▁responsibility ▁of ▁citizens hip ." ▁St au pers ▁became ▁the ▁executive ▁secretary ▁of ▁N AC GN , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁association ▁was ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁n