Richards, Linda (–)
American nurse and educator. Born Melinda Ann Judson Richards on July 27, , in Potsdam, New York; died on April 16, , in Boston, Massachusetts; youngest daughter of Sanford Richards and Betsy (Sinclair) Richards; graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children nursing school, ; never married; no children.
Became America's first nursing school graduate (); served as first president of the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools (); served as head of the Philadelphia Visiting Nurses Society.
Melinda Ann Judson Richards, called Linda, was born in in Potsdam, New York, and named after missionary Ann Hasseltine Judson because her father hoped she would grow up to become a missionary. The family, which included Linda's three older sisters, lived briefly in Watertown, Wisconsin, before the death of Sanford Richards when Linda was only four years old. Her mother Betsy Sinclair Richards then moved the family to Vermont, where the girls were raised in Derby and Lyndon. Richards received much of her education at an academy in Barton, Vermont. She was 13 years old, and had recently joined the Baptist Church, when her mother di
America&#;s First Trained Nurse
Linda Richards (–) was the first professionally trained nurse in the United States. Her experiences with nursing her dying mother and her husband, who was wounded in the Civil War, inspired Richards to become a nurse. She was the first student to enroll in the first nurse training school at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in She established nurse training programs in the United States and Japan, and created the first system for keeping individual medical records for hospitalized patients.
Linda Richards was born on July 27, , the youngest daughter of Sanford Richards, an itinerant preacher who christened her Malinda Ann Judson Richards by her father, in hopes she would someday be a missionary like Ann Judson (). When Linda was only four years old, the family moved to the Wisconsin territory where her father had purchased some land, but he died of tuberculosis just six weeks after the family arrived there.
Mrs. Richards and her three daughters had to return to Vermont to live with Linda&#;s grandparents in Newbury, Vermont. Her mother then bought a small farm nearby, but she soon became ill with tuberculosis. Linda nursed her m
Linda Richards ()
Widely recognized as America’s first professionally trained nurse, Linda Richards was born on July 27, in West Potsdam, New York. Caring for her dying mother, and then her fiancé, who was gravely wounded during the Civil War, sparked an interest in nursing, even though she had studied teaching for a year.
She first worked at Boston City Hospital (now a part of the Boston Medical Center), but received very little training. After three months of being overworked, she left. In , she became the first pupil enrolled in the first American Nurses’ training school. The institution was headed by Dr. Susan Dimock, and was located at the New England Hospital for Women and Children (now known as the Dimock Center).
Upon her graduation in , she went to New York City and became a Bellevue Hospital night supervisor. While employed there, she developed a system for maintaining individual patient records. Her system was later widely adopted in America and in the United Kingdom.
When she returned to Boston in , she became the superintendent of the Boston Training School for nurses (now a part of Massachusetts General Hospital). She was able to improve the new program a
Linda Richards
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Content:
- Linda Richards: America's First Trained Nurse
- Nursing Training
- Hospital Experience
- Leadership and Advancement
- International Influence
- Later Career and Legacy
- Retirement and Honors
Linda Richards: America's First Trained Nurse
Early Life and EducationMalinda Ann Judson Richards was born on July 27, , in West Potsdam, New York. After her father's death, her family moved to Vermont, where she began her nursing career by caring for her dying mother.
Nursing Training
In , Richards became the first student in the first Nurse's Training School at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston. The program was rigorous, with long hours and limited rest.
Hospital Experience
After completing her training, Richards worked as a night nurse at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. There, she developed a system for storing individual patient records that was adopted in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Leadership and Advancement
In , Richards returned to Boston and became the superintendent of the Boston Training School. She transformed the school into one of the country's best.
In
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