urs es , ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁bar red ▁from ▁n urs ing ▁schools ▁and ▁professional ▁associations ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁states . ▁St au pers , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁N AC GN , ▁Est elle ▁M asse ▁R iddle , ▁led ▁the ▁struggle ▁of ▁black ▁n urs es ▁to ▁win ▁full ▁integration ▁into ▁the ▁American ▁n urs ing ▁profession . ▁St au pers ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁organ izer ▁and ▁an ▁ast ute ▁political ▁tact ician ▁whose ▁focus ▁was ▁social ▁change . ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁social ▁changes ▁led ▁by ▁St au pers ▁and ▁what ▁she ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁today ▁is ▁playing ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁des eg reg ation ▁of ▁the ▁military ' s ▁n urs ing ▁corps ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁She ▁continued ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁inclusion ▁of ▁n urs es ▁of ▁all ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military , ▁which ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁because ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁military ▁had ▁a ▁strict ▁ 5 6 ▁black ▁nur se ▁qu ota ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁service ▁and ▁it ▁enfor ced ▁seg reg ated ▁practices ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁service . ▁Out rag ed ▁by ▁this , ▁St au pers ▁attacked ▁the ▁hyp oc ris y ▁of ▁Sur geon ▁General ▁Norman ▁T . ▁Kirk ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁draft ▁white ▁women ▁as ▁n urs es ▁instead ▁of ▁qualified ▁black ▁n urs es ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁n urs es ▁in ▁the ▁military .