▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁U . S ▁Army ▁opened ▁its ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁N urs es ▁Corps ▁to ▁all ▁applic ants ▁regardless ▁of ▁race . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁American ▁N urs ing ▁Association ▁followed ▁suit ▁and ▁allowed ▁African - American ▁n urs es ▁to ▁become ▁members ▁after ▁, ▁St au pers ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁NA GC N ▁because ▁she ▁believed ▁the ▁organization ▁had ▁completed ▁its ▁mission . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁NA AC P ▁hon ored ▁St au pers ▁with ▁the ▁Sp ing arn ▁Medal ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁efforts ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁black ▁women ▁workers . ▁▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁St au pers ▁assemble d ▁support ▁and ▁fought ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁quot as ▁in ▁the ▁military . ▁Qu ot as ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁to ▁restrict ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁black ▁n urs es ▁the ▁military ▁h ired . ▁▁ ▁While ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁nur se ▁in ▁Washington ▁and ▁New ▁York , ▁St au pers ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Book er ▁T . ▁Washington ▁San ator ium . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁in - pat ient ▁cent ers ▁founded ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁African ▁Americans ▁who ▁had ▁t uber cul osis , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁other ▁hosp it als ▁refused ▁black ▁medical ▁exper ts ▁privileges ▁or ▁staff ing ▁positions . ▁St au pers ▁served ▁as ▁Super int endent ▁for ▁the ▁Book er ▁T . ▁Washington ▁San ator ium ▁from