Daphne Steele

Daphne Steele
Born15 October 1927
Essequibo, British Guiana (now Guyana)
Died23 July 2004(2004-07-23) (aged 76)
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
NationalityGuyanese
CitizenshipBritish citizenship
OccupationNurse
Known forFirst Black matron in the National Health Service
RelativesCarmen Munroe (sister)

Daphne Steele (15 October 1927 – 23 July 2004) was a Guyanese nurse and midwife who in 1964 became the first Black matron in the National Health Service.

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