The first trained nurse in the United States graduated in 1873 and later became the supervisor of the Boston Training School.Who was this nurse?

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Linda Richards is recognized as the first trained nurse in the United States. She graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children Training School for Nurses in 1873 and later became the supervisor of the Boston Training School. Mary Ann Bickerdyke was a Civil War nurse, Dorothea Dix was a nurse and social reformer, and Sallie Thompkins was a Confederate army nurse.

The First Trained Nurse in the United States Graduated in 1873