[Ottillie Hammes: a nursing pioneer in Santa Catarina, Brazil].

This is a socio-historic study that aimed at revealing Ottillie Hammes' professional trajectory, to present some of her biography traces and analyze her contribution for nursing profession in Santa Catarina, Brazil. During the data collection, interviews were made and documentary sources were utilized. Data was categorized according to content analysis and and also according Foucault's approach.