Miss Nealie Briggs told me about her remarkable journey to become a registered nurse (RN). She came with her family to Memphis in 1954. She worked as a dishwasher and, eventually, as a cook for Winfield Mosely, where she was a paid a dollar less than the male cooks. She worked at Moseley’s for 10 years, and she also worked at Pound’s Café for Dutch Wheeler.
Next, she worked at the hospital and bega…
