Linda Richards

Linda Richards
Born
Malinda Ann Judson Richards

(1841-07-27)July 27, 1841
West Potsdam, New York, US
DiedApril 16, 1930(1930-04-16) (aged 88)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Alma materNew England Hospital for Women and Children
Known forPioneering modern nursing in the United States
Medical career
ProfessionNurse

Linda Richards (July 27, 1841 – April 16, 1930) was the first professionally trained American nurse. She established nursing training programs in the United States and Japan, and created the first system for keeping individual medical records for hospitalized patients.

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