"Ann Bradford Stokes (1830\u20131903) was an American nurse. A former slave, Stokes eventually volunteered in the United States Navy as a nurse on the USS Red Rover in 1863. She is the first American woman to receive a military pension for her own services and was one of the first African American women to serve as a nurse in the Navy."@en . . . . "Ann Bradford Stokes"@en . . . . "Ann Bradford Stokes (1830\u20131903) was an American nurse. A former slave, Stokes eventually volunteered in the United States Navy as a nurse on the USS Red Rover in 1863. She is the first American woman to receive a military pension for her own services and was one of the first African American women to serve as a nurse in the Navy."@en . "63900048"^^ . . . . . . . . . "4311"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1087826683"^^ . . . . . . . .