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Lesson Plan: Marie Van Brittan Brown — A Nurse Who Reimagined Safety

Thesis Statement

Marie Van Brittan Brown’s invention of the first home security system demonstrates that nurses are not only caregivers but also innovators whose lived experiences, critical thinking, and commitment to community safety can transform entire industries.

This lesson introduces nursing students to Marie Van Brittan Brown, a Black nurse from Queens, New York, who revolutionized home safety in 1966 by inventing the first closed‑circuit home security system. Working late shifts and returning home alone to a neighb ...